Weekly Exercises

Bulgarian Split Squat

Bulgarian Split Squats demonstrated by chiropractor Dr. Donny Mackintosh

Bulgarian Split Squats

Today’s movement is great for building lower-body strength and stability. It also improves balance and helps to reduce the risk of injury in daily life!

How-To Steps:

  1. Set up: Stand facing away from a sturdy table, ottoman, couch, chair, etc. Take a step or two away from the table. Place your non-symptomatic leg with the top of your foot resting on the table.
  2. Place your hands on hips, keep your back straight, engage your core and lower body as you go down into a lunge. Keep your knee in line with your foot as you go down.
  3. When raising yourself back up, press through your heel and dive your hips towards to ceiling.

Do 10 reps, 3 times.

💡 Tip: Keep your front knee stacked over your ankle and lower your back knee straight down toward the ground. 

Variation: Add dumbbells to level up the intensity and focus on controlled movement through the full range of motion! *If you add dumbbells, the weight should be something you’re comfortable with holding for a few minutes.

To see more variation ideas for Bulgarian Split Squats visit this website: https://www.verywellfit.com/how-to-do-a-bulgarian-split-squat-4589307

step 1 of Bulgarian split squats demonstrated by chiropractor Dr. Donny Mackintosh
step 2 of Bulgarian split squats demonstrated by chiropractor Dr. Donny Mackintosh

*Never do an exercise that causes you pain*