Benefits of squat exercise

Squats are a compound exercise that trains the lower leg joints, the quadriceps and gluteal muscles, and can regulate the respiratory system, etc., so you can do squats appropriately in your daily life. The benefits of squats are mainly that they can improve body resistance, strengthen the body, and exercise the leg bones. You can learn about the specific squat methods and benefits.

Benefits of Squats

1. Squats are a multi-joint compound movement. When doing squats, you can not only exercise the quadriceps and gluteus maximus muscles in the legs, but also use the large muscle groups in many parts of the body to achieve whole-body muscle training. When doing weighted squats, all the bones in the body need to participate in the support to complete the training, and it can also exercise the strength of the bones.

2. Squats can increase muscle density while increasing muscle size, making muscles stronger. Because during exercise, as many muscles as possible should be used in coordination and the ability of nerve regulation should be enhanced, which is the most effective action to improve explosive power.

3. Squats can fully exercise the quadriceps, biceps, buttocks and calf strength required for jumping. It is an effective movement to improve jumping ability better than pure jumping exercises.

4. Squats are recognized as a cardiotonic exercise. After continuous practice of squats, the shortness of breath and even dizziness during the initial practice will be improved, the cardiopulmonary function will be continuously strengthened, and the heart function will be improved.

5. People’s legs age first. By doing squat exercises for a long time, you can strengthen the leg muscles and prevent aging. Gradual squat training can enhance a person's cardiopulmonary function and reduce the speed of aging.

6. “No squats without a perky butt.” Squats are a very effective exercise for creating a sexy body for girls. By exercising the biceps femoris and pelvic muscles, the buttocks can be made more and more perky and the leg lines can be lengthened. At the same time, exercise can improve the metabolic capacity and achieve the effect of reducing fat, increasing muscle and losing weight.

7. Squats can promote the secretion of testosterone and increase the secretion of male hormones, which plays a key role in the generation and maintenance of male sexual desire.

The correct posture for squatting

When doing the preparatory movements for squats, keep your head up and chest out, spread your legs, keep your feet parallel and shoulder-width apart, relax your arms and shoulders, keep your neck and head steady, stretch your arms forward, and adjust your breathing rhythm.

Take a deep breath before squatting, slowly bend your knees and squat until your thighs are parallel to the ground, but do not relax them too tightly. Try not to let your knees go beyond your toes, and keep your back straight or slightly leaning forward.

Exhale deeply when standing up, use the front of your thighs to slowly stand up, keep your back straight, until your legs are fully straightened, and return to the preparatory position.