Squats

Tones inner thighs, quads, hamstrings and calves.

·        Stand tall with feet wider than shoulders, legs straight, abs engaged and toes turned out at a 45-degree angle.

·        Inhale and bend only your knees (don’t bend forward at the hips) until your thighs are nearly parallel to the floor.

• Make sure your knees do not pass the line of your toes and keep your back vertical.
• As you lower toward the floor, think about pointing your tailbone down—not out and back.
• Exhale and squeeze your inner thighs toward each other as you straighten your knees to complete 1 repetition.

Complete 2 sets of 20.

**For a variation do Squats against a wall: Stand with your back against wall and squat down as far as you can..