Movement
- Move as to sit down by bending your knees ensuring that your upper body does not appreciably lean forward.
- The first movement should be with your butt rearwards as you start to lower your body by bending at the knees. Make this a positive and deliberate movement.
- If you concentrate on this butt rearward movement you are off to a good start with the squat. It is important not to arch the back forward on descent or when you return to the start position. Keeping that butt ‘pointing’ rearward and the back straight is the key.
- Don’t descend any lower than where your thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Try not to extend the knees beyond the tips of the toes as you lower, although some authorities suggest this is not necessarily a problem. It depends on depth of squat, body shape, balance and flexibility.
- You could try three sets of 10 exercise repetitions with an appropriate weight to start with.
