How to Do Sit Squats
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the sit squats.
| Main muscles | Quads |
| Also works | Abductors, Glutes, Hamstrings |
| Equipment | Body Only |
| Level | Beginner |
| Type | Stretching |
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
- Begin the movement by flexing your knees and hips, sitting back with your hips.
- Continue until you have squatted a portion of the way down, but are above parallel, and quickly reverse the motion until you return to the starting position. Repeat for 5-10 repetitions.
Form tips
- Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
- Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
- Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
- Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).
Workouts with this exercise
Full Body Stretches: 8-Move Routine8 exercises · about 6 min · BodyweightQuad & Calf Stretches: 6-Move Routine6 exercises · about 5 min · Bodyweight
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