People don’t join gyms or personal trainers to
improve their squat. They join to lose weight,
tone up and to look and feel good about
themselves
However learning to do an exercise properly
means that you will build sufficient strength
and muscle and the better you perform the
move, the more calories you will burn
You will also reduce your risk of injury
Last month, I dedicated our Wednesday
lunchtime to perfecting squats. Mainly
because I have so many new clients and
because the squat can be tricky to get right
It was a huge success as the training we
did let everyone feel what it should be like
For example (this is the workout we followed)
Squat to a bench
Can also be done to a chair, sofa or bed, start
a step forward from the bench then push your
bum back, knees should only come forwards
slightly, then sit and as soon as your bum
touches the step stand back up
The one is great for getting the right depth in
your squat
Squat facing a wall
Stand back slightly from the wall and squat
until your thighs are parallel to the floor
This one is good for clients who lean forwards
too much and not bring the bum down enough
Squat with back to wall
Take your feet wider and slide down the wall
to sit in a deep squat, push your knees out
with your elbows to stretch the hips and inner thighs
This one is good if you can’t sit in a deep squat,
you can also use a weight to weigh you down.
improving your flexibility
1 Leg Back Squat
Stick one foot behind you on a step, the could
or even a ball, keeping your shoulders over you hips,
squat down until the back knee touches or is close
to the floor
This one is good for balance or rebalancing a weak
leg to a strong leg i.e. do more sets on the weak one
Split Squats
Stand with one foot in front and one behind at a
distance you can bring the back knee down without
bringing your front knee fowards
This one is good for developing the standard squat
and strengthening the muscles around the knee cap
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This month we are doing press up practice and it
will be interesting to see how quickly the women
get to doing their first one, or ten
They can’t believe it will happen but I know it will
Carolyne
p.s. the yoga workshop at the weekend was so
lovely, I’ll let you know the dates for next year
soon xx
