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upper legs
#1476

one leg squat

Equipment
body weight
Target muscle
glutes

How to perform

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.

  2. 2

    Extend one leg forward, keeping it off the ground.

  3. 3

    Bend your standing leg and lower your body down as if sitting back into a chair.

  4. 4

    Keep your chest up and your back straight.

  5. 5

    Push through your heel to return to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat with the other leg.

Secondary muscles

quadriceps
hamstrings
calves