Bodyweight Squat Cues:
- Start exercise in a standing position: hands in front or at waist, shoulders back, chest up, core engaged, and feet shoulder width.
- Drop your hips back and down as you bend at the knees; keep your weight on your heels.
- Return to start position in a controlled movement for one rep.
Ideas for Exercise Uses:
- Perform as a functional exercise to work on your squat movement.
- Add to a body weight circuit set as a leg exercise.
- Use as a range of motion exercise for the knee joint.
Bodyweight Squats Demo:
Variations of Bodyweight Squats:
- Bodyweight Stability Ball Wall Squat (Beginner)
- Bodyweight Squats (Intermediate)
- Bodyweight Overhead Squats (Advanced)
Bodyweight Squats Diagram:
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