Squat With Side Leg Lift
Exercise Animation
Exercise Details
Equipment
bodyweight
Difficulty
Beginner
Type
compound
Muscle Focus
Primary Muscles
hamstringsquadricepsabductor
Secondary Muscles
adductorglutesabslower back
Instructions
- 1.Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, arms in front of you and knees slightly bent. This is is your starting position.
- 2.Bend your knees and lower your body into a full squat position.
- 3.Return to the starting position and lift your right leg sideways as far as you can
- 4.Return the leg to the starting position, perform another squat and repeat on the left leg.
- 5.Repeat for as many repetitions/time as is required
Tips
- Try to maintain your balance by shifting your bodyweight in the opposite direction of the leg you lift.
Breathing Instructions
Breathe in during the eccentric (lowering) portion of the exercise and breathe out during the concentric (elevation) portion.
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