Out of every single exercise i have ever heard of or done i can confidently say that along with a few other big compound movements, squatting is up there with the best! Ive noticed that its almost become fashionable to squat, its like lately all you ever see is girls squatting or talking about squatting but i guarantee they don’t actually know the true benefits. So here are a few:

1.) Squatting builds all round muscle – The primary muscles being worked in a squat are obviously the quads, hams and glutes and calves. What people don’t know is that squatting releases a large amount of testosterone and natural growth which leaves your body in anabolic overdrive. In time this will massively help the body build muscle not only in the area being worked but all over.

2.) Increased mobility – This is something that is massively neglected in general but squatting will really help improve your general mobility. Since your legs are more or less your foundation for movement i think it would be wise to train them.

3.) Killer core – Believe it or not, squatting will hugely help you get that toned stomach you’ve always wanted. When you perform a squat your entire core is being engaged from every angle possible. So stop crunching and get squatting.

4.) Leg sculpting – Probably one of the main reasons people squat is that its a great exercise to sculpt your legs and really tighten up your bum which will help give you that rounded look.

5.) Cheap – For those of you who don’t have the money to pay for gym memberships your be pleased to know that it can cost absolutely nothing to squat. For me i like to get some heavy weights into my squats but for a lot of people using your own body weight to squat is completely okay! Or even squatting in conjunction with other exercises or even a circuit is effective and of course cost efficient.