Squat Tip Toe
Description
This exercise involves performing a squat while balancing on the balls of your feet, or tip toes. It helps to strengthen the lower body and improve balance.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Squat Tip Toe Instructions
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your toes pointing forward.
- Slowly lower your body by bending your knees and pushing your hips back as if you are sitting on a chair.
- As you lower your body, lift your heels off the ground and balance on the balls of your feet.
- Keep your back straight and your chest lifted throughout the movement.
- Pause at the bottom of the squat and then slowly rise back up to the starting position.
- Lower your heels back down to the ground as you stand up.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Squat Tip Toe Form & Visual
Squat Tip Toe Benefits
- Strengthens the lower body muscles, including the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and calves
- Improves balance and stability
- Increases ankle mobility and flexibility
- Engages the core muscles for added stability and support
- Can be modified to increase or decrease difficulty based on fitness level
Squat Tip Toe Muscles Worked
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Quadriceps
- Hamstrings
- Glutes
- Core muscles
Squat Tip Toe Variations & Alternatives
- Squat with Tip Toe Raise
- Tip Toe Squat Jumps
- Single Leg Squat with Tip Toe Raise
- Tip Toe Goblet Squat
- Tip Toe Bulgarian Split Squat
