Popsugar Health & Fitness Home Workouts The 10 Best No-Squat Leg Workouts on YouTube 10 No-Squat Workouts That Can Help Strengthen Your Legs Without Hurting Your Knees 1 October 2021 by Sydni Ellis Image Source: Getty / pixdeluxe There's nothing worse than bending into a squat and bam! Your knee gives out or you're hit with a sharp pain. Proper form is key to preventing injuries during squats, but sometimes you just need a break from them — and that's OK! Luckily, you can build leg strength without doing squats, when you follow along to one of these challenging and effective no-squat workouts on YouTube. These workout videos vary in length, so you can fit one in before your morning shower or tackle one as soon as you're finished with work or school. A happy bonus: As your leg muscles become stronger, squats will feel easier to do when you do decide to go back to them. Check out a few of our favourite no-squat workouts on YouTube in the slides ahead, but be prepared — these made my legs burn just as much as squats! 1 10-Minute No-Squat Booty Workout by POPSUGAR Fitness 1 / 10 2 No-Squats Leg Workout by Heather Robertson 2 / 10 3 20-Minute No-Squat, No-Lunge Leg and Booty Workout by MadFit 3 / 10 4 Full-Body Fat Burn With No Squats, No Lunges, and No Jumping by MrandMrsMuscle 4 / 10 5 20-Minute Knee-Friendly Leg Workout With Dumbbells by Caroline Girvan 5 / 10 6 No-Squat Booty and Leg Workout by Love Sweat Fitness 6 / 10 7 10-Minute Beautiful Thigh Sculpt Pilates Workout by Blogilates 7 / 10 8 20-Minute Slim Legs at Home Workout by Rachel Gulotta Fitness 8 / 10 9 The Ultimate Booty Lift and Tone Workout by POPSUGAR Fitness 9 / 10 10 Workout For When You Don't Want to Work Out by Flex Fluff 10 / 10 Home WorkoutsLeg WorkoutsStrength TrainingWorkouts