By: Robin Mungall Fat Loss & Body Shaping Specialist

www.rmfit.com

Have you done your squats today? What? You haven’t? What’s stopping you?

It’s sad really, I take a look around the gyms now days and I rarely see anyone doing one of the

best and most functional exercises of all time – the SQUAT.

What’s up people? Didn’t you know that squats can give you almost everything all of you are

looking for in terms of exercise? Let’s take a look at some very good reasons why you should

squat, and if you can still come to me with an excuse why not to squat then bring it on, if you don’t

have a good excuse then I should see a whole army of fitness enthusiast squatters in the gym

this year.

Hey fat loss fans, now you can get more climb for your time in the gym by getting off that slow

moving cardio machine and get your feet firmly planted on the ground, and start performing some

good quality squats to the point of near exhaustion. Do this and not only will you burn calories

during your time in the gym, but the afterburn effect will still be sizzlin’ that fat away long after

you’ve showered, had a post workout snack and are comfortably watching you favorite evening

show at home. Keep it up with a good diet and people will start turning their heads when you walk

by.

In a day and age where we sit or lay down for the vast majority of the time, our leg strength

(especially as we age) isn’t what our grand parents was, and because of this lack of leg strength

people tend to get bothersome knees with age, difficulty maneuvering in and out of vehicles,

difficulty taking the stairs, lifting every day objects, shoveling snow, mowing the lawn and so

much more. Learning to squat and implementing it into a routine is a great way to prevent your

self from underperforming in everyday life activities. Bottom line, the squat is going to make you

more functional.

It’s funny, even though I’ve printed more articles on how to flatten your abs and the myth that is

spot reduction, I still see people doing endless crunches in the hopes of having a flat tummy or a

six pack. A quick tip, crunches don’t equal awesome abs. Diet, Diet and moving large amounts of

muscle do. So if you’re diet cleans up and you start doing some challenging squats, guess what

will happen? That’s right you’ll get a nice looking set of abs, oh and they won’t just look good,

they’ll be strong too.

Hey Ladies before you get freaked out, don’t worry it’s not pounds and slabs of bulk, in order to

do that you’ll have to eat every meal like it was your last. For those of you out there, who do want

to pack on muscle then keep reading too and start eating every meal like it was you last, (all be it

lean and healthy). Since squats work so much muscle at once (Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Glutes,

Low Back, Abdominals, Inner and outer thigh, Calves, Foot Muscles) squats are going to produce

a positive anabolic hormonal effect on the body which promotes lean muscle gains which

improves your metabolism which in effect helps with shedding fat.