Dumbbell Split Squat

Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your arms hanging down at your sides. Stand in a split stance with one foot forward and the other foot back, ensuring both feet are hip-width apart to maintain balance. Keep the load balanced evenly across your forward foot as you lower. Hinge slightly forward at the hips, ensuring your forward knee remains aligned with your toes (that it doesn't cave inward or bow outward). Inhale through this downward phase, lowering down until your forward upper leg is roughly parallel to the ground, and your back knee is hovering just above the floor. Press back to standing by pushing through your forward foot and using your forward quad and glute to power the upward phase of the exercise. Exhale as you press to standing. Switch sides and repeat.