10 Reasons You Need To Do Squats

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A fit body and a keen mind are essential to stay young and healthy, and squat exercises are the best way to ensure that happens.

How To Do Squats

1. After a brief warm up, stand with your feet apart. The distance between your shoulders and your feet should be the same.
2. Slowly bend your knees at 90 degrees as if you are about to sit on a chair. Care must be taken that only the knees should be bent. The back, the neck, and the face should be erect.
3. Extend your arms straight, parallel to the ground, as shown in the figure.
4. Rise up to the former position.

Beginners can start with 20 repetitions, two sets daily, and slowly increase the number.

Here are 10 reasons why every woman should do squats:

1. Build Muscles

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The anabolic environment these intense squats create boosts the release of hormones that are vital for the growth of muscle tissue. Your abs will now be perfect, and what more, you are less prone to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular threats.

2. Flexible Knees

Knees and legs are the supporting mechanisms for us to move around. In fact, the legs support the whole weight of your body while you are on the move. Squats enhance the communication between the brain and the muscles. They also improve the balance of the legs, whereby falling and fractures due to imbalance can be reduced to a great deal.

3. Burn Fat

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Did you know that muscle gain is equal to burning fat? That squat exercises help build muscles is indubitably agreed upon. You can now easily burn 50-70 calories with every pound of additional muscle gained. To reduce 500-700 calories each day, simply increase the number of squats you do.

4. No Waste Of Money

You no longer have to spend your hard-earned money on the monthly fee in gyms or for updating your exercise equipment. No tension of missing your gym timings either! Be it in your cozy room watching your favorite TV show, or in breezy parks under the young orange sun, you may engage in squats. These functional exercises help you manage your daily tasks better.

5. Relaxed Back

These low-impact exercises do not tire your ankles, knees, or back muscles, and do not cause fatigue and other post-exercise related problems. Rather, they improve the health of your back and strengthen your muscles so that you can go for longer and demanding work schedules without being worn out.

6. Improved Posture

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Whether you are working in the IT sector or are a homemaker, you are prone to develop a backache and poor posture due to prolonged sitting. Regular squat exercises strengthen your back muscles and that of your neck and relieve you from stiff necks as well.

7. Clean Bowels

Squats help develop excellent bowel movements. They help the flow of fluids in your body. Moreover, they also help in the smooth movement of feces through the colon. A proper waste management system also aids a proper digestive system.

8. Get Rid Of Cellulite

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Doing squats increases the circulation of oxygen in your blood. Squats can help release the tension in your muscles and help tone them. Strong muscles and healthy pumping of blood ensures proper and healthy supply of nutrients and oxygen to all vital parts of your body. So, now you can be free from the worry of cellulite that causes dimpling of the skin, especially around the hips and thighs.

9. Toned Legs

Squats not only strengthen the muscles of your legs (quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves) but also tone them. So go ahead and let your legs do the rest of the talking!

10. Toned Butt

Most women crave for a perfectly toned body. Squat exercises are the key to all problems concerning your butt. A rounder, firmer, and toned butt looks sexy and beautiful.
Squats, often tagged as “leg exercises”, are a potent solution for overall body fitness. They help strengthen and tone the muscles of your entire body. Add squats to your routine today.

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