Considering all of the above, I will absolutely be keeping this routine up for the foreseeable future. In fact, I’ve already begun tweaking it a little; during my Kung Fu sessions, I’m attempting to see how many squats I can do (properly) in a minute, and then doing my best to improve on this number the following week. I’ve been mixing up the planks and press-ups wherever I can, for added variety.

And I’m sometimes throwing in the odd split squat (which involves pressing through just one foot, with the other resting on the floor or bench behind you), just to see if this helps with my balance as well.

Making things more challenging

“If doing 100 squats a week doesn’t feel challenging, break it up over two days,” says Obayuvana. “Try 50 squats a day over two days, maybe? Break them up into sets of 10 or 12, and make sure to keep bookending them with other exercises, such as planks, to give yourself some active rest time.”

Building up to that all-important 100 squats a day

100 squats a week is all well and good, but is it possible to ever build up to 100 squats a day? Strong Women editor Miranda Larbi says absolutely!

“If doing 100 squats a day is a goal of yours, it’s best to slowly increase over a decent chunk of time to give your body a chance to adapt without the risk of injury,” she says.

“Increase your rep range by two every week until you eventually hit that 100 squat mark. And, again, be sure to leave rest days in between each session.”

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