5 reasons you should squat
If you are looking for a super move to add to your routine to improve overall fitness, and get you faster results, look no further than the squat. This functional move is a great exercise that should be included in almost everyone’s routine. Squats are an important movement of everyday life. Squats are a convenient exercise because it is relatively easy to preform and doesn’t necessarily require any equipment. There are multiple benefits that your body will feel when you squat.
1) Squats work a lot of muscles at once: squats are fantastic because they work so many muscles at one time. A proper squat works your quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, abs, and calves. The fact that squats work so many muscles means that you
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In fact they might be the best functional exercise out there. Humans have been squatting since the beginning of time. In fact the cave women was likely much better at squatting than you are. Squatting is an action that we should be using every day when we bend down to pick up something we dropped, or to scoop up a crying child. Working on proper squatting form, and building the muscles that are required for squatting improves strength, mobility, and balance that translate into everyday functional movements. This means that moving furniture, or picking up your five year old can become easier with regular squatting. Your body will naturally be prepared to squat when bending and or lifting is required. This prevents injures especially to the …show more content…
Along with stronger muscles squatting builds bone strength as well. Resistance training of any type strengthens bones. When we engage in resistance training we place stress on our bones. Our bones respond to this stress by laying down more bone tissue and improving bone density. This increase in bone density can help protect individuals from osteoporosis and breaks as they age. This means no broken hips for