StrengthBeginner
Squat
Muscles involved
QuadricepsGlutesHamstringsCore
Equipment
Bodyweight, or barbell/dumbbells for added load.
Home version
Bodyweight squat or chair-assisted squat.
Benefits
- • Builds lower-body strength
- • Supports knee and hip joint health
- • Transfers to everyday movement like sitting and standing
Common mistakes
- • Knees collapsing inward
- • Heels lifting off the floor
- • Rounding the lower back at the bottom