Want to Progress Your Leg-Strengthening Wall Sits? This Trainer Shows You How on TikTok

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Want to Progress Your Leg-Strengthening Wall Sits? This Trainer Shows You How on TikTok
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Those added calf raises, though . . . would you try them?

barely

-hanging-in-there type of burn. But the key to performing any exercise is knowing when it's time to progress. NASM-certified personal trainer and AFAA-certified group fitness instructor Sasha Geneva Howard told POPSUGAR that wall sits condition the body to execute correct posture, meaning having your chest up and shoulders down, what she calls a"proud" stance, and keeping your hips slightly tilted forward to avoid an arched back.

To start, ensure you are low enough in your wall sit so your hamstrings are parallel with the ground and your, Howard explained. Once you can hold this position with proper form, including an engaged core, she invites you to try two different single-leg wall-sit variations: a wall sit with one leg extended out straight and a wall sit where you're in aposition.

Wall sits are a"mind over matter" functional exercise, Howard said. And, the more we wall sit, the more we can build strength. Progressions — regressions, too! — give us the opportunity to constantly change it up and work on performance. Which progression are you treating your legs to today?

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