Single Leg Heel Touch Squat (female)

Single Leg Heel Touch Squat demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Stand on one leg, bending the other behind you
  • 2Bend at the knee and hip as you lower your body down, reaching back with your free hand to touch your heel
  • 3Push through the heel of your standing leg to stand up again
  • 4Repeat the movement with the same leg for the desired repetitions before switching to the other leg
  • 5Continue alternating between legs

Tips:

  • Engage your core to maintain balance
  • Maintain your focus on a single point on the floor to help balance yourself
  • Go as low as you can while maintaining control and without causing pain
  • Make sure that knee of the standing leg does not move inwards

Single Leg Heel Touch Squat Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs