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Swiss Ball Squat


Teaching points

  • Stand with your back to the wall and your feet hip width apart, toes pointing straight forwards
  • Place the ball between your lower back and the wall
  • Start to bend the knees and lower yourself down into a squat position, the ball will roll down the wall with you
  • Keep your back parallel to the wall and stop once your thighs are parallel to the floor
  • Your knees should not move forwards past your toes, if they do, stand further from the wall
  • Push yourself back up to the starting position

Variations and progressions

  • Perform shallow squats to make the exercise easier
  • Add dumbbells in each hand to make it harder

Muscles worked

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