How to Do a Squat Correctly, Fitness Basics, Fit How To -

Chances are you’ve done a squat, but have you really done one correctly? Before even grabbing a set of dumbbells or trying a squat variation, watch this video to make sure your form is on point. You’ll learn what the body should look and feel like during a squat and what other exercises can help you master this one correctly. But, most importantly, you’ll be saving yourself from major injury.

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so basic squat is a great way to strengthen your quads glutes and low back but many people are performing it incorrectly so today I want to show you how to perfect the basic squat there are many variations of squats that you can do and some people like to add weight but before you do it’s important to master the basic squat correctly we’re going to start with our feet shoulder width apart toes facing forward I want you to place your hands on your thighs and gaze up towards the sky lifting your chest nice and high as you bend your knees I want you to place weight through the heels and sit back is if you’re going to sit in a chair keep your head and chest upright slide your hands down your thighs you want to end where your elbows meet your knees so you’re right here chest is up head is up hips are back weight is on the heels really important to go all the way down most people are gonna get to about parallel with their thighs to the ground here you want to pause about five seconds keep the chest up as if you’re showing your numbers on your Jersey you’re gonna press through your heels as you come up press through the heels come up nice and tall straighten out the hips and that is the perfect squat a common mistake that people might make during a squat is a rounding of the back this puts an unnecessary strain on the spine and it could cause a pulled muscle or herniated disk especially if you’re holding on to weight so you don’t want to do that you want to make sure that you keep your chest upright and by doing that you’ll have a nice lumbar curvature where your back is nice and straight and you’ll be protecting that spine as you go down through the movement then back up if you’re having trouble with the squat it might be due to low back or glute weakness so a couple exercises that you can do would be the bridges to strengthen your glutes and the Superman to strengthen that low back try to perform 3 sets of 15 reps to perfect your form we’ll see you next time on fit sugar TV

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