exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles

the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position

Bending the body downward to rest the buttocks on the heels of the feet or back of the legs.

The increase in trim by the stern assumed by a ship when underway over that existing when at rest.

Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs at the hips and the knees.