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In the restricted squat, participants had a wooden barrier that prevented their knees from going past their toes.

In the unrestricted squat, the barrier was removed, and their knees moved freely past their toes.

The study found that the unrestricted squats placed greater torque on the knees than the restricted squats.

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Meredith Witte, MSEP, CSCS, is an exercise physiologist and yoga teacher.

And todays physical therapists agree.

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Thats a normal range of motion, Sekely says.

Our knees are designed to bend 180 degrees, exercise physiologist and yoga teacherMeredith Wittepreviously toldWell+Good.

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So why cant you do it during class?

She adds that by limiting your knee movement, you might actually dampen the tissue capacity.

Yes, it might mean the knees have more to handle.

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Meredith Witte, MSEP, CSCS, is an exercise physiologist and yoga teacher.

But its taking some of the pressure off of your other joints at the same time.

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