curtsey squat
curtsey squat exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: glutes. Equipment: body weight.
- Target muscle
- glutes
- Muscle group
- quadriceps
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- body weight
Secondary muscles
quadriceps, hamstrings, calves
How to perform
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Take a step diagonally behind and across your body with your right foot, crossing it behind your left leg.
- Bend both knees as if you were curtsying, lowering your body towards the ground.
- Keep your torso upright and your weight on your front foot.
- Push through your front foot to return to the starting position.
- Repeat on the other side, stepping diagonally behind and across your body with your left foot.