Plie Dumbbell Squat

How to do it

Hold a dumbbell at the base with both hands and stand straight up. Move your legs so that they are wider than shoulder width apart from each other with your knees slightly bent.
Your toes should be facing out. Note: Your arms should be stationary while performing the exercise. This is the starting position.
Slowly bend the knees and lower your legs until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Make sure to inhale as this is the eccentric part of the exercise.
Press mainly with the heel of the foot to bring the body back to the starting position while exhaling.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

What muscles does the Plie Dumbbell Squat work?: Mainly the quads, with help from the abs, calves, glutes, hamstrings.
What equipment do I need?: Dumbbell.
Is it good for beginners?: Yes, it is rated beginner level.
How do I track progress on it?: Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.

Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.