Air Squats (Counter-balanced)

Starting with the plate near your chest, send your hips back then down into an air squat while simultaneously extending your arms out in front of you. Hold the plate at eye-level to help achieve a proud torso. Press out of the bottom to stand and repeat. The counter balance makes the squat less intense by shifting your center of mass forward. If you have tight hip flexors or ankles, this variation demands less mobility out of those joints in order to keep balanced.