{"id":11587,"date":"2012-01-31T04:40:43","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T09:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=11587"},"modified":"2014-10-29T10:08:52","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T15:08:52","slug":"the-important-of-the-squat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/the-important-of-the-squat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of the Squat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11588\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/the-important-of-the-squat\/5427768743_277c8d3517_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11588\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11588\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11588\" title=\"5427768743_277c8d3517_b\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5427768743_277c8d3517_b-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Marco Crupi on flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Are you looking for that special something which will truly transform your physique? The secret is not a diet, nor is it a magical pill; it is the most majestic, beautiful animal of the fitness world: the squat. The squat is a compound exercise, which means it actually works out many muscles at the same time. It primarily targets your legs and butt, but you&#8217;ll definitely experience full body fatigue. You can do squats in a variety of different ways, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dumb Bell Squats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Squat Jumps<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Squats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Smith Machine Squats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Barbell Squats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hack Squats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ball Squats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Plie Squats<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a few variations of the squat; you&#8217;d be surprised how many more you will find. Squats will bring up every level of fitness in your body if you do them on a regular basis. 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