Getting out of your chair at work should be easy

3001Fitness • Nov 24, 2019

When you’re in the process of becoming a member here at CP, we have everybody come in for a strategy session. This meeting to show you the gym, marble showers, and get to know each other. During this meeting, we always ask if someones worked out before whenever the answer is yes, its fellowed by ” I do squats, some core work and so on.” 

It seems that everybody, at this point, is starting to get how vital squatting is. Mosty people, unfortunately, do it wrong, but their intentions are in the right place. 

HERE SOME TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR SQUAT TODAY. 

  • Take a big breath in before you squat down as you EXHALE push all that air out hard. This will get your core working and help keep your back safe. 
  • Think about pushing your hips back to the wall behind you as you lower your self down. 
  • Set a low box behind you, as you squat down, stop right above it. Don’t sit on it. 
  • Setting wedges under your heels or using a ramp. This can remove ankle limitations and help you get into a better squat position. 

We pride our selves on making sure we give the highest level of coaching during training, squats end up taking large portion attention. So don’t feel bad if you’re squatting on your own and having trouble.  

Now let’s take those tips you just read above and put them into practice. Squatting is something we all do as humans without even thinking about it, endless its hard for you. Getting up out of a chair or out of a car takes a lot of time and effort, then your awareness of it and most likely dread it. 

Squatting can help make this much easier; some even get to the point where they don’t have to worry about those situations anymore. We hope that you use these tips to build to the point there these situations get a little easier for you. 

If you have any questions about your squat, feel free to reach out to your accountability coach and schedule to spend a few minutes going over what your feeling and what we are looking for. 

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