You might envy that guy at the gym who can easily squat twice his weight and think it's impossible for you to every be that fit. While squats are often looked at as an exercise mostly reserved for pro athletes or bodybuilders, the truth is they are simple to do. Not only are they easy to do, there are many benefits of squats for men. Continue reading to learn more.

Strengthens and builds muscles

Squats tend to focus on strengthen the legs, but as you do this, you actually strengthen the rest of the body. Squats help release testosterone (a kind of human growth hormone) that helps build muscle. Strengthening these muscles will help regulate the body's glucose and lipid metabolism which plays a role in insulin sensitivity.

Better circulation

Poor circulation can lead to a number of health issues and difficulties. Squats help get the body moving and increase the heart rate to push more blood through the body.

Improves posture

Performing squats relies heavily on the correct posture. The upper back, chest, shoulders, lower back, and even the stomach all have to be in the right position to perform a successful squat. Continuously practicing this squatting posture will eventually carry over to how you walk and sit during the day.

Core strength

The core muscles are some of the most important muscles in the body since they connect the upper body to the lower body. The core muscles are engaged regularly throughout the whole day. Squatting helps strengthen these muscles which lead to better mobility and flexibility during the day. The benefits of squats for men are highly rewarding.

Low impact

When done correctly, squats cause little strain to the body. As a low impact exercise, squats can help strengthen and tone the entire body without risk of damaging the knees like many other exercises will do. 

Improves libido

Squats can be highly beneficial for men who suffer from a slow or lagging libido. Since squats help improve blood circulation while also increasing the production of testosterone, they can give a boost to libido in a natural and safe way.

Better mobility

Leg strengthening exercise help improve mobility as you age. Squats are one of the best leg strengthening exercises you can do. Many people have the misconception that weight training will decrease the body's mobility and flexibility, but you will quickly see this is false. Just do squats regularly for a few months and notice the difference in your mobility.

Better balance

Maintaining proper balance through the day becomes more difficult as you age because the nerve ending and tissue in the body begin to deteriorate. Squats can help improve your balance by strengthening the muscle memory in the body since performing squats on a regular basis will improve the communication between the brain and the muscle groups in the body.

Reduces injuries

If you play on a sport league or tend to be more accident-prone, squat can greatly benefit you. Squats help stabilize the muscles, ligaments, and tissues in the body which will help prevent and reduce injuries you may suffer from.

Anyone can do them

One of the greatest benefits of squats for men is that no matter your size or shape, you can easily do them anywhere. You don't need to put on a ton of weight on a bar, you can simply begin doing them without any weight at all. Once you balance down, you can begin adding weights to build more muscles.

Better Abs

You don't need to do a hundred sit-ups and stomach crunches every day to get a flat and toned abdomen. Squats can give you a well-defined abdomen with less work if done regularly and correctly.

Total body workout

If you are pressed for time and can only do one workout a day, the squat will be a perfect choice. It will be hard to find any other exercise that works more muscles at once than the squat does.

Increases speed

Squats can help you move faster. Since squats help build strength throughout the entire body, this will obviously have an impact on your speed. Focusing on building up your strength will greatly benefit your speed as well since you cardiovascular system will also improve.

Burns more fat

You might be surprised by how much fat you can burn by performing squats. While during the exercise of squatting, you might not burn as much fat as you would with other forms of exercises, what makes squats different is that you can continue to burn fat even after you're done. Also, the more muscles you build, the more fat you burn.

Lifts your butt

It will be hard to find an exercise that can tone and tighten your butt better than squats. This is one of benefits of squats for men that is also why women like squats. Regardless of gender, a toned butt is much sexier than a flabby flat butt.

Performing a squat the proper way will help you reap more of the benefits from this simple exercise as we discussed above. Then knowing how to perform a squat rightly is important, so watch the video below to know that.

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