Squats are one of the most effective exercises you can do to strengthen your lower body. As a compound exercise that works several large and powerful muscle groups, squats are a fantastic way to ...
Shawn Arent, the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University and a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine, demonstrates the proper form for the squat.
However, injury prevention only applies if you do squats with proper form. A 2013 review found that shallow, improperly performed squats - without bending the knees fully to a 90-degree angle ...
And since both feet are in contact with a stable surface, it 'doesn’t require the same neuromuscular coordination as a lunge,' says Luke Worthington, elite PT, which means you can probably afford to ...