Squats for the Buns, Hips and Thighs Part 2

Squat with an Exercise Ball

Paige Waehner

1. Stand with about hip or shoulder-width apart and place an exercise ball behind your lower back and against a sturdy wall for support.
2. If you choose to hold weights, you can keep them at your sides, hold them just over the shoulders or prop them on the upper thighs.
3. Bend the knees and lower into a squat, keeping the knees in line with the toes.
4. Lower down as far as you can (but no lower than 90 degrees) and push into the heels to go back to starting position.
5. Do 1-3 sets of 10-16 reps.

Tips:

• Keep your knees in line with your toes.
• Press through the heel of you foot as you push up from the squat.
• Avoid letting the knee bend over the toe.

• Squat with an Exercise Ball
• Plie Squat with an Exercise Ball
• Ball Squat with Medicine Ball
• Bounce Squats
• Wall Sits with Leg Lift
• Tiptoe Squats