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Most people do squats improperly, which increases the risk of knee and back pain. Test your functional leg strength and capacity to squat properly. Each exercise is progressively more difficult and none requires weights.
Chair Squats: Sit up straight in a chair with your back resting against the backrest and arms at your sides. Your feet should be placed more than shoulder-width apart so that you can get them under the body. Begin the motion of rising out of the chair by flexing at the hips and not the back. Then, squat up using a hip hinge movement (no spine movement). Stand without rocking forward, bending your back or using external support, and keep your head in a neutral position. Return to the sitting position (i.e., sit) while maintaining a flat back and weight placed over the center of your feet. Your thighs should abduct (spread) as you sit back in the chair. Use your hip extensor muscles as much as possible as you stand and your hip flexors as you sit. Do 5 repetit