HOW TO DO SQUATS STEP BY STEP
My observation from my years of personal training and working out in various gyms is that nobody knows how to squat. Okay, that is an exaggeration, but I’ve seen some damn funky squats in my day.
That is my best imitation of a bad squat. It is funny for people to do poorly because it is an everyday activity. It’s called sitting. When you sit down in a chair, you are essentially doing the lowering movement of a squat.
If you’d like to start squatting, please check with your doctor to make sure they believe squatting will be good for you. Confirming is particularly important if you are recovering from an injury.
I also like to remind people as they try something new. Do everything in your comfort. Squatting shouldn’t hurt. If it does, stop and investigate. Remember this advice when you are working out, everything to your comfort. Challenge, heck yes, pain, no, thank you.
We call it squatting in the gym.
We call it Chair Pose in Yoga or Utkatasana.
Hips
Knees
Ankles
That’s what’s bending. But how and where? Ah, there is the rub.
Why Do I Need to Squat?
It is a compound move that is very good for you. It works multiple muscles engaging the core…
