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Squats at Home
Equipment Required
- This exercise can be performed at home with limited equipment.
Technique
- Position your feet flat on the floor, about shoulder width apart (toes slightly turned out)
- Keep the abdominals tight and the lower back straight and your head up.
- If you wish you can hold onto something to give you some support, i.e. a desk.
- Slowly descend until the thighs are parallel to the floor, hold for a second, then push back up to the starting position
- Maintain the body in an upright position and avoid leaning forward.
- Always inhale your breath on the way down, and exhale as you stand up.
Key points to remember
- Use a nice fluid motion and don’t bounce at the bottom.
Alternatives
- Increase the intensity by pausing for a longer period in the lowered position
- You can also increase the workload by adding weights to your hands, such as a shopping bag with tinned food in it.
- see also the alternative home Wall Squat Exercise
Related Pages
- more of fitness at home
- Gym Exercises - the Squat
- Free weights for sale in the fitness store
- squats with dumbbells
- squats at the beach
- squats during pregnancy
- Are squats bad for your knees? - the squat myth
