SQUATTS - Queen of Exercises

Squats offer the following benefits:
-Helps with balance
-Engages most of the muscular system
-Great for developing the shape of the buttocks
-Improved respiration of all working tissues used in the squat. The squat uses almost all the muscles in your body
-Improved pumping of body fluids, aiding in removal of waste and delivery of nutrition to all tissues, including organs and glands
-Beneficial physiological stress to your hormonal system. Properly performed breathing squats actually shift the body away from sympathetic nervous system dominance and encourage parasympathetic activity. This aids in tissue repair and cultivation of Chi, or life-force energy
-Improved movement of feces through the colon and more regular bowel movements
-Requires stabilization from the core muscles


The 'squat' is one of the most popular strengthening exercises carried out by individuals in the athletic and injury-rehabilitation communities.
When they squat, athletes and people recovering from injuries flex their hips, knees, and ankles simultaneously, thus activating all the key muscles in the legs, including the hamstrings, glutes, quads, and calf muscles, as well as low-back muscles which stabilize the upper body. Because squatting can both strengthen and enhance the coordination of all these muscle groups, it is an exercise which appears to offer - to use American slang - a 'lot of bang for your buck', i.e., lots of benefits for such a simple movement. Indeed, research has linked squat training with improvements in sprint velocity, vertical jumping height, and horizontal jumping distance, attributes which are important over a wide range of athletic endeavours.
Research also suggests that squatting can improve not just jumping ability but actual running SPEED.

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