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wide stance squat - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

wide stance squat

stand with wide stance, lower body by bending knees as if sitting, then return to start.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip adductors, quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet placed wider than hip-width apart and arms held in front at shoulder height. Bend your knees and lower your body as if sitting on a chair. Return to the starting position. Repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.