Plié Slides
- Primary muscles
- Quads, Glutes
- Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings, Adductors
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- Squat
Steps
- 1 Stand tall with your feet together and hands on your hips or clasped in front of you.
- 2 Keeping your torso upright, slide your right foot out to the side, simultaneously bending both knees into a wide squat position.
- 3 Ensure your knees track over your toes and your hips lower towards the floor, maintaining a straight back.
- 4 Push off your right foot, engaging your inner thighs and glutes, to slide it back to meet your left foot.
- 5 Return to the starting standing position, straightening both legs completely.
- 6 Repeat the movement on the left side, alternating or completing all repetitions on one side before switching.
