Take care with: knees, hips, ankles
If you have trouble with your knees or hips or ankles, check with a doctor or physio first. In the app we automatically swap this exercise for a gentler one when you report it.
Pistol squat
How to
- 1
Stand on one leg and extend the other straight out in front of you, off the floor.
- 2
Reach your arms forward for balance and slowly lower into a deep squat.
- 3
Keep the heel of your standing foot down and your knee tracking over your toes.
- 4
Drive back up from the bottom without bouncing and switch legs after the set.
Tips
At first, you can hold onto a door frame or a post with one hand.
If your heel lifts, put a thin book under it.
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