Luckily, theres a fix, and Tony Vidal, a trainer at Beast NYC , has it. Its called the transverse lunge.
This is going to be great for three-dimensional movement, something thats important, says Vidal. I know we like to load up the weight, always coming up and down in the same planes of motion.
So before you squat, start with the transverse lunge . Its a relatively simple motion. All you need is a weight- Vidal uses a sandbag, but a kettle bell or dumbbell will work just fine.
Keeping [the weight] nice and close toward the chest, toes are going to be pointing straight ahead, Vidal says. Then all you do is lunge to the side. We want to make sure that when we step out, we keep our knee in line with our toe.
Open up your hip as your rotate, driving off your heel and back. Its important to push off with your foot for the full effect.
Keep moving at your own pace, making sure you load up the weight on the back of the foot, says Vidal. Once you try to hit eight on each side, and then go into your regular squat pattern.