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To get fitter for that winter sports holiday, work the legs with squats.

Shown here are kettlebell squats, but you can do them with dumbbells, sandbags or just your own bodyweight. As you can see these are full squats, which are safe for the knees and help to develop hip mobility as well as leg strength.

Imagine you are going to sit on a chair moving the hips backwards first, then try to achieve a full squat. Contracting the stomach and abdomen muscles helps in keeping balance on the way down, and squeezing the gluteal muscles helps on the way up. Train for reps or time depending on your fitness.