Heel to toe
Move your weight over the whole foot. It's what keeps your heels down at the bottom.
From Roye Gold,
movement coach to 20,000+ students...
2 to 10 minutes a day, in short sits. No gym, no equipment, no fitness background needed.
Roye Gold in numbers
Isabelle B., The Movement member
04 FLOOR
03 SHIFTSquat 10
One-time payment
Your $21 counts toward membership. Use code SQUAT21 when you join The Movement and it comes off your first payment.
30-second check
Tick the ones you can do.
Couldn't tick them all? That's normal for adults who sit most of the day, and it's what Squat 10 is built for. Level 1 starts holding a door frame.
Start at my level · $21One-time payment"In the first week I couldn't touch the ground with my heels, after two weeks I could do it after a few warm up rounds and now I can straight go down to the floor without warming up."
Alexander I.Where the squat comes from
Every toddler drops into a deep squat to play, without being taught. It's how humans reach the ground, rest and get back up.
"The squat is not what you think it is. It's not an exercise. It's a movement."
Roye Gold
Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania rest about as many hours a day as office workers. But roughly 30% of that rest is spent squatting or kneeling, not in chairs, and their legs keep working while they rest.
Raichlen, Pontzer et al., PNAS, 2020. 28 adults, 8 days of thigh sensors.
Get my squat back · $212 minutes is enough for Day 1What changed
Desk, car, couch, dinner table. A whole day can pass without one minute at the bottom of a squat. Joints and muscles adapt to the positions you spend time in, so a position you skip for years gets harder to reach.
That's why your heels lift, you tip backward, and you reach for the wall to stand up.
"There is no one size fits all."
Roye Gold, on why every body's squat looks different
Hips are built differently. Squat 10 helps you find your squat first, then spend time in it every day.
"I challenged my son to the challenge, and it was one of the BEST MOMENTS we have shared... 15 mins later, I unconsciously sat in a squat to have my drink and banana bread."
Aj H.Why it matters
Sit on the floor and stand back up, scored 0–10 by how much help you need. Risk of death compared with the best scorers (8–10).
Every point better went with 21% lower mortality.
Brito, Araújo et al., European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2012. 2,002 adults aged 51–80, about 6 years of follow-up. An association, not proof that squatting adds years.
Gym squats build strength in seconds under load. They don't teach you to rest at the bottom with heels flat. That's a different skill, and it comes back with daily time in the position.
"I can barbell squat my own body weight in the gym but with these I could feel individual muscles struggling."
Daniel P.
Your coach
15+ years teaching movement, more than 20,000 students, and a movement advisor to American Ninja Warrior athletes. Former competitive swimmer.
The deep squat is one of the first positions he gives every student, from desk workers to pro athletes.
"Choose the variation you can do with quality. I don't care about difficulty, only quality."Learn the squat from Roye · $21One-time payment
Inside Squat 10
From Roye's own daily routines, in the order you do them. Each one has his video, clear steps, what to avoid and three levels.
Move your weight over the whole foot. It's what keeps your heels down at the bottom.
Legs soft, heels flat, feet at the angle that fits your hips. Your daily minutes go here.
Side to side, knees in and out, all while staying low. Rest turns into control.
Down to the floor and back, fingertips first. "Work with sound. Try to be as silent as possible."
Knee steady over the foot on one leg. The prep for everything one-legged.
Single-leg control in four filmed levels, weaker side first. "The weak side is the real you."
From a box to the full pistol, four filmed levels. The long-term goal.
Members, in their own words
"Able to stay comfortably in a squat for 5, then 10, then 30 minutes."
Isabelle B."In the first week I couldn't touch the ground with my heels, after two weeks I could do it after a few warm up rounds..."
Alexander I."First time attempting full pistol squats without any assistance… 1 month ago I was working with the box slow and controlled, it definitely paid off!"
Natalie K."Shrimp squats 6 reps 5 sets with quality and control."
Spyros K.Members of Roye's programs, quoted as written. Some trained other movements alongside the squat. Results vary.
I want results like these · $21One-time paymentWatch Roye
Every move in Squat 10 comes from these. Tap for sound.
How it works
You need: some floor, a door frame to hold, and bare feet.
Start Day 1 today · $21One-time paymentWho it's for
Not yet if you're being treated for a hip, knee or ankle injury right now. Get your clinician's OK first.
That's me · Get Squat 10 · $21Level 1 starts holding a door frame
02 REST
04 FLOORSquat 10
Questions
Yes, that's where most people start. Level 1 has you hold a door frame and turn your feet out until your heels stay down. A folded towel under the heels is fine at first.
For healthy knees, research reviews haven't found deep squats to raise injury risk (Hartmann et al., Sports Medicine, 2013). The plan starts supported and tells you when to stop. If you're being treated for a knee injury, check with your clinician first.
Lifting is seconds under load. This is minutes of relaxed time at the bottom with heels flat, and Level 3 adds single-leg shrimp squats. Most lifters find it humbling.
2 to 10 minutes depending on your level, in short sits through the day.
The guide opens in your browser, on phone or computer. You also get the full guide as a PDF in your email within a few minutes.
No. You pay $21 once.
Your squat is still in there. Day 1 takes 2 minutes.
Start today · $21One-time payment