Squats seem so simple, yet they are so powerful. Just look at this picture, there’s so many muscles working during this movement…
{Photo source and a very great article on this exercise, check it out here}
That’s a lot of muscles working for you! The key is perfect form, just like in the picture above you want this movement to feel almost as if you’re going to sit in a chair, your body weight is in the back of your heels and watch to make sure your knees don’t go over your toes.
- Place your feet slightly shoulder-width apart.
- Bring your arms out in front of you (for balance)
- Squat back as if you are going to sit down on the chair
- Repeat!
Try doing 10 at first. If your booty & legs aren’t screaming at you, bump that number up to 15, still nothing? Take it to 20. Repeat set 3 times, and then you just got a great lower body exercise in. Randomly I’ll be working in the kitchen and waiting on something to boil, wash, whatever and I’ll take advantage of that time and get some squats in. Hey, why not!? Every little bit adds up!
Have you ever heard of the website “200 squats“? I hadn’t until recently…
I think the challenge of doing 200 squats is pretty awesome. Awesome, until I read most of their website and thought they sounded a bit rude and turned off from their program (I’m about to go on a rant, just sayin’)… this is a quote from their site…
“No doubt some of you can already perform an impressive number of consecutive squats, but let’s face it, you’re in a big minority. Most of you reading this won’t even be able to manage 20 squats. Actually, I’m sure many of you can’t even do 10.”
Um… dang… way to lack faith in people. “I’m sure many of you can’t even do 10“. Um, rude much?
Here’s the thing peeps, squats are hard, but they’re not unattainable. They’re good for your body and make you feel strong. Yes, you can do 10, it may hurt and may take a couple minutes to knock out, but you can do it and you can work up to doing more. Rude comments like the above is what discourages people from even trying. You can do this!
You’ve got to start somewhere, for the rest of this week, I’m going to get in 10 squats a day 3 times a day. Will you join me?
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I LOVE squats – I think they should be a basis for EVERY workout! I’d have to do the math, but I’m sure I did over 100 today…. I think…
Thanks!
I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE squats.
which probably means I should do more of them.
I guess I should probably commit to these 30 squats a day with you.
afterall, not only will I feel strong, it will be good for my running, and, you know – my bum will look cute, too
I think squats are THE BEST exercise. I will definitely join you in your challenge.