Squats

In front of a chair stand with feet shoulder width apart

• Lean in with your hips and start to come down in a controlled manner.
• Counter balance yourself with your arms by bringing them forward parallel in front of you.
• Once your bumb hits near the chair return to stand in starting position in a controlled manner
• Make sure you knees do not go over your toes
• Draw your stomach in nice and tight as well as your legs and butt
• It is Normal to feel like you are falling back but with your arms forward and your torso on a 45-degree angle you won’t fall!

The Squatting technique is used a lot throughout Andy’s Bootcamps and will teach you to apply it throughout everyday life in regards to lifting things, bending over etc.If you want to protect that lower back and have a flat tummy make sure you that you draw that stomach in, concentrate on your leg muscles and in doing so it will take the pressure off your knee joints and the lower back

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