Suitcase Squat

- Start with your feet about hip width apart with your toes facing forward.
- We want our knees to stay in line with our toes for the entirety of the exercise. Do not bow your knees inward.
- We hold the weight in one hand on one side of our bodies.
- Lower down to a deep squat by keeping our chests up and core engaged. Ideally we will be able to get the weight all the way down to the floor without leaning, but if your mobility does not allow you to do that, just get as low as you can.
- Most of the pressure should be on our heels or mid foot, and we want to focus on pushing through our heels to activate our glutes on the way up. Do not push from the balls of your feet or toes.
- Do not twist during this exercise. We are stabilizing in our core to keep our body straight forward.