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Wall-sit

Description

The Wall Sit (or wall chair) is an isometric exercise that mainly involves the leg muscles, improving muscular endurance and stability. Here are the main and secondary muscles activated during the exercise.

Muscles

Front
Back

Primary muscles

  • Glutes
  • Quads

Secondary muscles

  • Calves (gastrocnemius)
  • Abs (rectus abdominis)

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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: clafal, wger.de). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).