Side-Up Squat
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The Side-Up Squat is a dynamic bodyweight exercise designed to enhance stability, strength, and flexibility. By engaging the core and leg muscles, this exercise helps improve balance while targeting the glutes, quads, and hamstrings. The movement also encourages proper body alignment and coordination, making it an excellent addition to any full-body workout routine.
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, arms extended straight out in front of you.
- Bend your knees slightly and shift your weight to your right foot, keeping your feet flat on the ground.
- Extend your left leg behind you, keeping it straight, while lifting your right arm up to engage your core.
- Return to the starting position and alternate sides, shifting your weight to your left foot and extending your right leg back.
- Repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions, maintaining stability and balance throughout.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Maximus Quadriceps
Secondary Gluteus Medius Hamstrings
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