Fitness: Workouts

Muscle Build
Single-leg squat

Sets: 3 / Reps: 12

By Words: Dwight Sidney

June 2003

This exercise raises the degree of difficulty. By narrowing your base of support, you force the central nervous system to work harder. Single-leg squats are also great for improving muscle imbalances of the legs.



Stand on one leg. Maintain an upright posture and do not lock out the supporting leg.		Keeping your head up and chest out, bend one leg behind you and slowly descend into a squat position as low as your balance allows. Press through your foot to return to the starting position and repeat for the prescribed number of reps before switching legs.

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