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Where should you place your feet when you do squats?

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As we get older, our knees get weaker. To ensure you don’t injure you knees, try using a wider stance when you squat (i.e. wider than shoulder width). If you insist on doing shoulder width squats, try using this tibial rotation exercise as a pre-warmup to prevent potential knee injuries.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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