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Plie Squat To Calf Raise

The Plie Squat To Calf Raise is a dynamic exercise combining a squat and calf raise to target your legs and glutes. It enhances lower body strength, stability, and tones your thighs, glutes, and calves.
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Plie Squat To Calf Raise instructions
Step-by-step instructions
1
Stand straight with your feet wider than hip-distance apart, toes turned out like a ballerina.
2
Bend your knees, lowering your hips deeply until your thighs are parallel with the floor. Make sure to keep your weight back in your heels.
3
Rise back up, straightening the legs completely, then lift up onto the balls of both feet.
4
Lower your body back into the deep squat, then return to standing, lowering your heels back to the floor.
5
Repeat for the required number of reps, ensuring your chest stays straight and your knees don't move inward.
Stand straight with your feet wider than hip-distance apart, toes turned out like a ballerina.
Bend your knees, lowering your hips deeply until your thighs are parallel with the floor. Make sure to keep your weight back in your heels.
Rise back up, straightening the legs completely, then lift up onto the balls of both feet.
Lower your body back into the deep squat, then return to standing, lowering your heels back to the floor.
Repeat for the required number of reps, ensuring your chest stays straight and your knees don't move inward.
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