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Speed Skater Squat

The Speed Skater Squat is a squat variation that builds toward a single leg squat and requires strength and mobility through the quads and hips.

  • Type Of Exercise: Strength
  • Muscles: Quadriceps, Glutes, Hips, Hamstrings
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Equipment: Body Only

Speed Skater Squat

  1. Stand tall with your feet together.
  2. Bend your right knee to 90-degrees, right shin parallel to the floor, and begin squatting down with your left leg.
  3. Squat down so your right shin and foot touch the ground at the exact same time, right knee just behind your right heel.
  4. As you lower down, check that your left knee stays in line with your left foot and does not drift inward.
  5. Pause on the ground momentarily and then squat back up, lifting your right foot and knee off the ground at the same time.
  6. Repeat for reps and switch sides.
  • Exercise: Side to Side Squat
  • Type of Exercise: Strength
  • Muscles: Quadriceps, Glutes, Hips, Hamstrings
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Body Only
  • Exercise: Hawaiian Squat
  • Type of Exercise: Strength
  • Muscles: Quadriceps, Glutes, Hips, Hamstrings
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Equipment: Body Only