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.
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Chair squats is a at-home work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also involves abs and calves and hamstrings. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Dumbbell squats, butt kicks and powerbag / sandbag lunges are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as chair squats. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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