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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Hooray For Squats...

Here is a simple one, nothing needed but your body.

Stand with your feet hip distance apart and parallel. Drop your shoulders down and back, find your neutral spine and engage your core. Press into the floor with all four corners of your feet and bend your knees into a small squat. Focus on the action of your hamstrings and glutes to take pressure off your knees, exhale as you press through your heels to stand. Repeat for 3 sets of 15 repetitions. Do not lower your bum past your knees and keep your knees facing forward over your toes. If you have a yoga block, placing it between your knees is a great way to keep your knees from wobbling back and forth as well as helping to engage your inner thigh muscles.

Have fun, your strong legs will take you great places!

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