Chair Squats
- Place a chair behind you. Stand up straight with a tight core and flat back. Fold your arms in front. Your feet should be shoulder-width and toes and pointing forward.
- Slowly descend by bending your knees and driving your hips back. Keep your chest and head up.
- Touch the chair with your butt then slowly rise back to the starting position.
Related exercises to discover
Chair squats is a at-home exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works abs and calves and hamstrings. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Mountain climbers / alternating knee-ins, gluteus / glute / gluteal stretch and bosu ball squats. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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