Over 1.70 meters tall? Then you are guaranteed to make this squat mistake!

Squats are one of the absolute essentials in the gym and are probably familiar to every fitness fan. Squats are considered the ideal exercise for defined legs and a round bottom and you can not only do them in numerous variations, but also intensify them in a variety of ways. For example, by doing them with dumbbells or a kettlebell. If you are more experienced in the gym and have practiced enough, you can also do squats with a barbell on the squat rack – this method has the advantage that you can put a lot of weight on. However, tall women and those with long legs often make a mistake…

Are you over 1.70 meters tall? Then avoid this squat mistake

Admittedly, it is not actually a “mistake” but rather pure anatomy, as the following video shows: When a tall woman does a regular squat with a barbell, her upper body is leaning much further forward and her hips and buttocks are pushed far back, while in short women the upper body remains comparatively straight and upright.

There’s nothing wrong with this form, but for tall women it places a lot of strain on the lower back and increases the risk of injury. So how can women over 5’7″ counteract this?