Serious lower-body gains start with back squats—here’s how to do them properly and avoid common mistakes

Plus, common mistakes to avoid.

These squat variations hit different muscles—here’s when (and why) to do them

We go over squat form plus variations to try.
Healthline

How to Do Box Squats With Proper Form

The squat is the quintessential lower body exercise for many folks that lift weights. It involves stabilizing your core and using the power of leg muscles to move the weight. There are many variations ...
Today

What’s the correct way to squat? A trainer reveals how to get the most benefit for your glutes

We do squats as part of our daily lives — from picking up boxes or putting down a child — so the familiarity of the move may leave you assuming you know the right way to do it. But the proper form ...
Yahoo

Trendy 'Zercher' squats fire up your core and glutes, but may not be worth the hype, according to a personal trainer. Here's what to do instead.

The Zercher squat is a challenging lower body exercise that requires you to hold a barbell in the crook of your elbows and keep your torso upright, working your core and legs.SolStock/Getty Images The ...
Rolling Out

Squats shaping your knee health for better or worse

Squats are a fundamental human movement pattern that plays a vital role in everyday activities, from standing up to lifting objects. Despite some misconceptions, this compound exercise is not only ...
Lifehacker

17 of the Most Underrated Squats You Should Try

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Squats are one of the ...
Yahoo Style UK

How to squat properly after 40 – the form guide trainers swear by

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a foundational move for a reason. Squats recruit multiple muscles at once and replicate movements we perform every day, such ...
EurekAlert!

Examples of simulations of squats from several models, including the researchers' (VIDEO)

Comparison of generated samples from baseline models and BIGE. The yellow curve represents the movement of the hip joint over the entire squat cycle. BIGE generates a more realistic squat motion ...
Yahoo

If Regular Squats Hurt Your Knees, Try This Instead For The Same Results

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Squats are one of the major compound lifts, and countless variations—back squats, goblet squats, split ...
New York Post

How many squats you should be able to do — without a break — at every age

There’s no ifs, ands, or flabby butts about it. “The squat is your powerhouse,” Kristin Collins, a trainer at Life Time fitness club, told The Post. Whether you’re scooping up your toddler, sliding ...
The New York Times

The Power of the Squat

It’s the one exercise most of us should be doing. But we need to do it right. By Gretchen Reynolds Illustrations by Brown Bird Design What is the single best strength-building exercise many of us ...