STOP Doing this Exercise

Most people are not aware that this form of the squat can cause problems. I explain why.

Lady, if you want plants on your staircase, you don’t owe anyone an explanation. You are providing a service and people should be grateful.

It's been a whole year since my Partial-Nephrectamy & the 1 thing I've Been able to do since the beginning of month 3 is Squats, slow & steady at first & now a regular in my fitness routines. I restarted my fitness with your videos last February for getting back into routine with slow measured stretches you have videos & now regularly return to check out your advice. That's a good point Margaret with the hands & arms, because I was a bit unbalanced at first my core muscles weren't working too well for quite a while so, after finding my best stance to get moving again I starred by pushing against the chair seat so it was safe & easy to do the squats from my chair. Now I'm using the chest method with 5kg weights at 3 reps of 30. Great info for the Squats.

Margaret, I love the plants on your stairs. Such a thoughtful touch on your part. It matches your pleasant and professional personality. Thank you!

OMG, I just blew out my back last Tuesday mid-squat. It was the absolute worst back injury I have ever experienced. I sm still not recovered. I am terrified of squats now, but I will come back to this if/when I regain some bravery.

THANK YOU!! I explained to a trainer that this exercise was uncomfortable and the response was - well everyone gets used to it 😮. Your explanation & alternatives are exactly what I have been looking for. ❤

My favorite way to do squats and lunges is with my back against a big ball on the wall. I can hold weights, or not, and it helps me keep good posture and adds a little balance challenge. I was relieved you didn’t say get rid of squats entire,y. Thank you for so many great tutorials!

This lady is a warm soul ,and has great manners , i could watch her all day..

Thanks Margaret. It's always helpful to know and understand why not to do something. You explain so clearly

Valuable information. Much gratitude for sharing.

Hello Margaret, thank you for your confirmation of what my body was telling me. I began with hand forward but gradually I adopted the 1rst and 2nd alternative but I was not sure it was the right moves. Thank you so much

Thank you for adressing the little details that passes most of us by 🥰

Excellent tip. A physical therapist suggested keeping your hands in line, but I never heard why.

Many thanks Margaret! Love your teaching style and presentation; and of course the quality of your information!

Interesting. I have had back problems so I thought I would give your alternatives a try. Hands on hips and head worked well but hands on chest seemed to increase pressure on my knees, especially my left knee that still suffers the effects of an old sports injury. Thank you.

Thanks for your channel. I have arthritis in my back and spine and this great info. No more hand out in front for me. I am very active and want to continue to be.🙂

Thanks so much, I am 74 and have been doing them the wrong way for over a year, I was wondering why my lower back has bothered me so much.

Good morning Margaret, thank you so much for reminding me. I have to do it everyday in a proper way!

Great tips. I was not at all aware of this! Thank you so much, Margret!

thank you....I was doing exactly that exercises and now I know why I shouldn't. Even the study you showed was very clarifying. It is interesting for you to know that the reason to do that exercises in this position was to balance the body and be able to go down to the lowest level in order to work the full motion range of the knees, having a very stiff hip