Floor to Waist Side Squats:

Start: Stand in a comfortable stance with a slight bend in the knees.

Movement: Squat and reach to side of your body, return to start position, then squat and reach to the opposite side, repeat.

Finish: Return to starting position.

Description: This is a frontal plane squat exercise designed to strengthen the legs, hips and trunk in a lateral direction.

Perform: 8-12 reps each side; 1-3 sets each side.

start down movement downward reach
start down movement downward reach