Bodyweight Squat to Side Leg
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Equipment
The Bodyweight Squat to Side Leg exercise targets the lower body while also engaging the core. It combines a squat with a lateral leg lift, promoting balance and stability. This movement helps strengthen the quadriceps, glutes, and obliques, while improving coordination and mobility.
How to do it
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and arms at your sides.
- Perform a squat by bending your knees and lowering your hips back and down.
- As you return to standing, lift one leg to the side, keeping your core engaged.
- Lower the leg back to the starting position and repeat on the other side.
- Continue alternating legs with each squat.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Maximus Obliques Quadriceps
Secondary Gluteus Medius Hamstrings Rectus Abdominis
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