Standing Wall Slide Quarter Squat Hold

Body WeightBeginner

Stand with your back against a wall, feet shoulder-width apart and slightly forward. Engage your core and slide down into a quarter squat position while keeping your back flat against the wall.

Hold this position, ensuring your knees do not extend past your toes. Maintain even weight distribution through your feet.

  1. Stand tall with your back against the wall.
  2. Slide down into a quarter squat.
  3. Hold the position, keeping your core engaged.

How to perform the Standing Wall Slide Quarter Squat Hold

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Standing Wall Slide Quarter Squat Hold using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your primary working muscles.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your working muscles rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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