15/03/2026
How to Perform a Split Squat:
1. Stand tall and take a large step forward with one foot, then step your back foot back into a staggered, split stance, keeping your feet hip-width apart and pointing forward.
2. Keeping your chest up and core engaged, bend both knees, lowering your back knee towards the floor.
3. Ensure your front knee stays directly over your ankle, not extending past your toes, and your shin remains nearly vertical.
4. Push through your front foot and drive back up to the starting standing position, maintaining your split stance.
5. Perform all reps on one side before switching, or alternate legs.
Hold dumbbells at your sides to increase resistance.
Benefits of a Split Squat Exercise:
- Allows you to progress quad and glute strengthening from double leg to single leg without need for equipment
- Adds a balance component to the exercise
- Trains functional movement patterns to assist with daily tasks such as getting up from the floor
- Can be progressed easily by adding weights, raising the back leg to transition to a Bulgarian split squat, or by going further into range