Anyone who wants to run regularly without injury (especially knee injuries), or improve their performance, could benefit from stronger quads. It stands to reason that squats will help you achieve this, but a physical therapist and certified running coach has taken to Instagram to say there are more effective exercises to use instead.

Richelle Weeks posted that unweighted squats, or even squats with a light dumbbell, aren’t challenging enough to help runners get stronger quads.

Instead, she recommends using these five moves, below, to increase quad strength, and improve running speed and performance. You may like

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