A squat is an excellent compound exercise to tone your lower body. This one exercise targets your thigh, glutes, and core muscles. It helps to activate more than one muscle and joint. But if you have got bored of doing the same squats every day then tweak it a little to refresh your workout schedule.
Sumo squat is an incredible exercise to tone your inner thighs and is a little challenging than the normal squat.
More muscles and joints are engaged while performing sumo squats than in a typical squat.
Difference between standard and sumo squat
There are two major differences between the traditional and sumo squats.
First, when you are doing sumo squats, your legs are wide apart from each other and your toes are out at greater angles than a regular squat.
Second, the distance between the legs puts more pressure on your muscles, especially on the inner thigh abductors.
How to do to sumo squat perfectly
Step 1: Stand straight on the ground with your legs slightly wider than hip-width apart and toes pointed outward at 45-degree angles.
Step 2: Clasp your hands together near your chest, slightly bend your knees, push your hips back ad squat down. Make sure your spine is straight and the chest is up.
Step 3: Keep lowering your hips until your thighs are parallel to the ground and shins are vertical at the bottom position.
Step 4: Hold this position for 2-5 seconds and drive through the heels to stand up. Do not forget to keep your back straight and shoulders high. Repeat this 10-20 times every day.
Things to keep in mind
Sumo squat is more challenging than the traditional squats and puts more tension on your adductors and hard-to-hit inner thigh muscles. There are two important things you should keep in mind while doing this exercise. You can use dumbbell and kettlebell to make your exercise more challenging.
