Air Squat

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Setup

Feet shoulder width apart Toes straight or slightly toed out (0-15°)

Action

• Squat down as if youre sitting down
• Return to starting position

Key points

• Tall chest
• Heel down
• Hip crease below knees
• Neutral spine

Faults

• Shoulder drop forward
• Heel coming up
• Not going parallel
• Lose neutral spine

Tx Principles

• Motor control vs mobility issue
• Positional isometrics = Right cueing for putting the pt in the correct positions and training motor control there