Can you lose weight by doing squats?

With the continuous improvement of material life in modern society, the abundance of fish and meat on people's tables has caused more and more fat to accumulate in their bodies. However, the heavy daily work pressure leaves them no time to exercise more, so their obesity becomes more serious day by day. Therefore, it is imperative to find a quick and convenient way to lose weight. So, can you lose weight by doing squats? Let's learn about it together in the following time.

The so-called squat is to mobilize all parts of the body to exercise together, from small muscles to large muscle groups.

Assuming that to burn the same number of calories, you only need to do 3 squats, while you need 100 sit-ups. Squats can mobilize muscle groups throughout the body, while sit-ups mainly rely on the strength of the waist and abdomen. In comparison, squats require much more energy. So when doing squats, among all the muscles in the body, the muscles with high fat content consume the most calories.

Starting from the so-called "large muscle groups" such as the gluteal muscles, quadriceps thighs, and lower limb muscles, all large and small muscle groups in the lower body are mobilized. Needless to say, the energy consumption is enormous. Because when the amount of exercise for the lower body muscles is increased by 30%, the impact on basal metabolism will be enormous.

So, what are the outstanding advantages of squats?

1. The muscle mass in the lower body accounts for more than 70% of the average person's total body muscle mass. The quadriceps femoris (the one at the front of the thigh) is the largest muscle in the body. If you want to lose weight by increasing your basal metabolic rate, leg muscle training is definitely the best choice because it works your thighs, buttocks and entire core muscles at the same time.

2. Compared with other leg movements, squat can better improve your flexibility and coordination. Since the squat is a movement that spans two major joints in your body (hips and knees), it can improve your overall coordination and stability better than simply training a single part, such as the front, back or inner thigh. In addition, for some people whose back or thigh flexibility is poor and leads to poor posture, the correct squat posture can improve your flexibility and fundamentally correct the problem of incorrect body posture.

I believe that through our study of the above content, most of our friends have a clearer answer to the question of whether squats can help lose weight. In fact, in daily life, squats are a very easy exercise to perform. They do not take up any extra time or cost any money. They can also speed up our blood circulation and promote metabolism, making our various body functions more flexible, and losing weight is even easier.