Bodyweight Split Squat | Thrive Personal Training

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Instructions

Stand up tall with your hands by your sides or on your hips. Position your feet so that they are a fist distance apart. Take a large step forward with one leg and position your back foot so that your heel is up. Lower your body down by bending your knees. Keep lowering until your back knee is touching or almost touching the floor. At the bottom of the split squat both your legs should be close to a 90 degree angle. Return to the split stance position by forcibly extending the knee and hip of the front leg. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions then repeat on the other leg.

Tip

Your torso should be kept upright throughout the whole movement. Hip mobility may prevent some people from lowering their back knee to be close to the floor. In this case, lower down as far as possible as not to cause any irritation.

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