Diddly Squat

If I had to choose just one exercise, I would pick the squat.  Here’s why:

• It’s a multi-joint exercise.  Ankles, knees, and hips all work when we squat.  If we add overhead arms, we get shoulders involved, too.  That means we’re doing lots of work.  Our metabolisms benefit.

• It uses big muscles.  Big muscle movements mean lots of calorie burn.

• It takes coordination.  That means that we use our abdominals for balance and we have to engage our brains.

• It has practical applications.  We all want to live independently as long as possible.  That means we have to be able to sit down and stand up all by ourselves.  Squatting is practice for this very thing.

Let’s do them!