You need to start Squatting now!

H there, I hope everyone is having a great week!

Mark here from Alltone Fitness. In today's Blog I will discuss the importance of Squatting 

and why everyone should be performing them.

Just as we should all be eating the foods we were designed to eat, we should also be moving our bodies the way they were meant to move. This is where the squat comes into the equation. In a squat your hips flex, knees bend and ankles dorsiflex in order to rest comfortable. However in this modern world of creature comforts like chairs, sofa's ect ect we often forget this vital functional move we were designed to do. Now before you yell out "why should we squat when we now have chairs?". I know chairs are more comfortable though they do not challenge the way our joints move or place any effort on our glutes or core. Now I don't expect you all to ditch your chairs and squat in the office, that would be unrealistic. However, from time to time try squatting for a few mins instead of sitting and notice all the muscles that become engaged. Remember growing up a child? We would often squat and play on the floor for hours...

Squatting makes you stronger as it hits a number of muscles in the one move, strengthening your glutes, hamstrings, quads, core, lower back making this the perfect exercise to improve your functional strength. Squatting also improves bone mineral density along with strengthening the knee joints protecting you from knee injuries. This occurs as all the ligaments and tendons are forced to strengthen around the knee joint when squatting. So next time your in the gym make squats a staple in you program, your body will be thanking you for it. 

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Yours in health & fitness 

Mark