Squats

Basically squats help to build your leg muscles like quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves. They also help to create an anabolic environment. They also help to improve your upper body strength.

Benefits

• They benefit the whole body in multiple ways. They increase the strength and muscles of the entire body.
• By adding squats to your daily routine helps to make stronger muscles, bones and increase your jumping ability.
• It can burn fat as much as running can.
• The circulatory system relies heavily on the bodily movement to function properly, which is why exercise including squats is one of the best preventative or remedial steps you can take for poor circulation.
• Doing squats regularly will see you limber up and become more flexible as they involve bending and stretching of the leg muscles including the quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves.
• From just one simple exercise you can get toned abs, legs, and butt.

How To Squat

To perform a basic squat you should:

• Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes facing forward.
• Place your hands on your thighs, gaze upwards and lift your chest high.
• Bend your knees, placing weight on the heels, and sit back.
• Keeping the head and chest upright, slide your hands down your thighs, ending where your elbows reach your knees (your knees should not go beyond your toes!)
• Hold for five seconds.
• Rise up, pressing through the heels, and straighten out the hips until you’re in the starting position.
• Repeat 15 to 20 times, for 2 or 3 sets for beginners, and at least two to three times a week.