The basic air squat should be conducted with feet shoulder-width apart. Maintain neutral spinal posture in this movement. COURTESY PHOTO
As we age, basic movements become a greater challenge, especially when we don’t practice them.
I used to work alongside an experienced personal trainer who made his elderly clients get up and down off the ground five times during every session. To the onlooker, the activity may have seemed demeaning, but to me, his training methods weren’t harsh – they were necessary, and they were compassionate.
