New Delhi, July 5 -- There are a number of things that go through the mind while exercising-is the weight selection right, is the form correct, is the correct muscle group getting worked? What doesn't cross the mind, is how the body proportions affect the way you perform an exercise. And if there is a way to tweak something as simple as a squat to allow your body to do it most effectively and safely, then it makes sense to know which variation is the best one for your body proportions.

There are a number of things that can affect a squat. "Greater heel elevation, greater ankle dorsiflexion mobility, shorter relative femur length and longer relative torso length, wider stance width, more abduction (knees out), a higher bar position on the...