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Sink Squat Series

Standing by Strong Stall Bar or Balance Bar for support. At home hold on to a sink or a stair railing. Place your feet hip width apart. Make sure knees are pointed forward. Check in with your posture and engage your core. This movement is a lower extremity exercise, so your back should remain in a strong neutral position. Come down into a squat by sitting back like you are reaching for a Chair behind you. Holding on to the bar allows you to take pressure of your knees. Return to standing by slight use of arms and pushing through heels of feet. As you are able try to go into a deeper squat. We often don't think that is appropriate but research shows a significant reduction in hip osteoarthritis by increasing hip flexion. Sink Squats allow you to do a deep squat and take pressure of your knees. Options: As you come out of your squat combine other motions like: marching between squats, hamstring curls between squats, sink back down into a squat raise back up and end with heel lifts. **This exercise is a good functional strength exercise but it is also a really good one to increase hip, knee and ankle range of motion!

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