So, people also have a saying? Squatting for 5 minutes equals walking 1 hour? So what are the benefits of practicing squats often?
Regular practice of squatting will have the following four benefits: 1, which will help improve blood vessel function.
When we squat, our bodies will be in a triple state. At this point, the squeezed blood vessels will begin to contract, and the blood will be washed into the non-squeezed blood vessels, which is beneficial to blood vessel expansion. When we stand up, the whole body will immediately rush to the blood vessel that has just been squeezed.
In this squatting process, blood repeatedly washes blood vessels, which can make blood vessel walls more elastic, speed up blood circulation, reduce heart pressure, promote metabolism, improve immune system function, and lower blood pressure for patients with hypertension.
2, help to delay aging
It is said that people's old legs get old first, and strengthening leg strength will make the blood circulation of the brain faster, which is conducive to delaying the aging speed of the brain. Often doing squats can play a role in getting rid of diseases and help to prolong life.
3. Help to lose weight
Don't underestimate squat exercise, it consumes a lot of calories and is conducive to losing excess fat. Especially for hip and thigh fat, the effect is remarkable. Moreover, when squatting, because you want to squeeze into the abdomen, you can burn and decompose the fat in the abdomen together, which can eliminate the small belly, stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion, make you not easy to get fat, and develop a thin physique.
4, strong bones, enhance muscle strength
Squatting can exercise the waist, knees, hips and ankles, delay joint aging and strengthen bones. Moreover, squatting can exercise the muscles of lower limbs, enhance the muscle strength of both legs, effectively prevent falling, walk more easily, and make people full of vitality.
Especially sedentary office workers, often do squats, which is conducive to reducing the harm caused by sedentary.
Four squats help you stay away from illness 1, and chair squats protect your knees.
If you want to protect your knees, you can try squatting in a chair. The method is as follows: take a squat posture, let the waist and back rest on the back of the chair, be careful not to be lower than the knees, and then keep the squat posture for 2 to 4 minutes.
2, it is good to protect the kidney.
If you want to maintain your kidneys, you can do toe squats. The method is as follows: put your feet firmly on the ground, then lift your heels, bend your knees, and keep your thighs pressing your calves for 30 seconds to 1 min.
3, lunge squat, help to discharge hepatotoxicity.
Only when the liver is clean can the body be healthy. If you want to rule out hepatotoxicity, you should often do lunges. The method is as follows: firstly, take out the left foot, abdomen and chest, squat down until the knees of the front and rear legs are at 90 degrees, support the ground with the toes of the right foot, and the legs are bow and arrow-shaped. Inhale and squat down, and exhale for three to five minutes, which can help to expel liver toxins.
4, squatting to prevent stomach problems
What is a beggar squatting? In fact, the method is very simple, that is, put your arms around your knees, then squat your ass backwards, leave your ass off the ground, breathe evenly, and stick to this action for 1 to 3 minutes, which is very effective in preventing stomach diseases.
These four squats are very simple. Everyone can get up and do squats during work breaks or sedentary periods, which can not only exercise, but also nourish the liver. Why not?