Cossack squats, illustrated in 3 steps
Step your feet wide with your toes turned out.

Hips

Cossack squats

A simple move for your legs and hips, done standing up. About 25 seconds.

Position
Standing
Equipment
None
Time
About 25 seconds
Works
legs and hips

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How to do cossack squats

  1. Set

    Step your feet wide with your toes turned out.

  2. 1

    Set a wide stance with your weight centred.

  3. 2

    Shift your weight to one side and sit into that hip.

  4. 3

    Push back through centre and change sides.

Take care. Keep your heel down on the bent side or use a smaller range.

Gentle movement guidance, not medical advice. Stop if anything hurts.

Illustration adapted from Everkinetic / Workout Guide by Bryl Lim, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.