Look at pretty much any workout programme and we can almost guarantee there it will include some variation of a squat. But have you ever wondered, how effective squats are for your overall health and fitness? Or if you'd be better off spending your quality gym time on another exercise?
Well, squats are associated with improved strength, muscle, power and endurance. One 2020 study, in which some participants performed squats as their only lower-body exercise for three days a week for six weeks, increased their maximum strength by 5.5%.
