curtsey squat
curtsey squat — highlighted muscle: glutes

Muscles worked

glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings, calves

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curtsey squat

Body part
upper legs
Equipment
body weight
Target muscle
glutes
Muscle group
quadriceps

Secondary muscles

quadricepshamstringscalves

How to perform it

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.

  2. 2

    Take a step diagonally behind and across your body with your right foot, crossing it behind your left leg.

  3. 3

    Bend both knees as if you were curtsying, lowering your body towards the ground.

  4. 4

    Keep your torso upright and your weight on your front foot.

  5. 5

    Push through your front foot to return to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat on the other side, stepping diagonally behind and across your body with your left foot.

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