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Plié Squats

Hip Flexors / Adductors

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Muscles Worked

Primary

Hip Flexors / Adductors

Equipment Needed

Bodyweight

Stand with a wide stance and toes pointed outward at about 45 degrees.
Keep your torso upright and core engaged.
Bend your knees and lower straight down.
Descend until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
Press through your heels to stand back up.
Squeeze your inner thighs and glutes at the top.
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Pro Tips

Lean back slightly and keep your hips low for a ballet-style squat

Rise up on your toes at the bottom for added calf work

Keep your knees tracking over your toes throughout

Your Progress

Variations

Sumo Squat

Goblet Squat

Cossack Squat