What are the benefits of squats for women?

Women have many roles in society and bear great responsibilities. Without a healthy body, they cannot do better work and study. Many female friends like to do squats, which have many benefits. So what are the benefits of squats for women? Do you need to do such squats every day to keep fit? The following will introduce the key points of the movements to you in detail.

1. The most effective exercise to improve whole body strength

People call squats the "king of strength training". It's very simple. Squats use the most large muscle groups. If you take the supporting function into consideration, almost all skeletal muscles are involved in exerting force. Scientists have measured the work done by women in many movements, and using the same weight, squats do the most work. At most, it is nearly twice that of the deadlift and 5 times that of the bench press, and the weight that can be used in the squat exceeds that of the deadlift and much more than that of the bench press. Therefore, squats are much more effective in increasing whole-body strength than other movements.

2. The most effective exercise to increase whole body muscle

Squat is a two-joint compound movement, and women secrete the most growth hormone when squatting. Therefore, heavy squats can not only promote the growth of leg muscles, but also promote the growth of muscles throughout the body. In addition, compared with other movements, squats, which are high-power movements, not only increase muscle circumference, but also increase muscle density, which means that the muscles become stronger.

3. The most effective action to improve explosive power

Explosive power is the ability to exert as much force as possible in the shortest possible time. The key points of explosive power training are heavy weights, rapid force, coordinated use of as many muscles as possible, and good neural regulation ability. Heavy weight squats meet all four of the above conditions, especially the last one, which makes many female practitioners feel that squat training is particularly tiring, but it is this feeling that exercises good neural regulation ability. Squats are the first choice for women's explosive power training.

4. The most effective action to improve jumping ability

There are many ways to train women's jumping ability. It is feasible to practice jumping without using strength and just use bouncing to train your jumping ability within a certain stage. However, to achieve stronger jumping ability, you must practice squats well. Squats fully train the quadriceps, biceps, buttocks and calf strength required for jumping power, and are more efficient than pure jumping exercises. Therefore, they are a must-practice exercise for professional female track and field, basketball, and volleyball athletes.

Squats are indeed beneficial for female friends. Many aspects are introduced above in detail. Female friends should choose the squat movement correctly. Using the correct method to squat will definitely have a fitness effect. Therefore, squats can help female friends with fitness and can also have a good weight loss effect. It is good to do more squat exercises in daily life.