Should We All Be Squatting More?
Huff PostWestend61 via Getty Images Should we all be spending a few minutes of squatting a day? “We squat as children and in our teens, but as we in the Western world get older we completely stop deep squatting in our daily lives unless we intentionally do it as a form of exercise or in yoga,” said Bahram Jam, a physical therapist at Athlete’s Care Clinic in Toronto. “When you squat, your joints are at the end range of motion ― ankle, knee and hip,” noted Bryan Ausinheiler, a physical therapist, personal trainer and nutritionist who’s developed an interest in the deep squat and the cultural differences in how people move their bodies. “The people who break world records in squatting are usually short.” Many kids don’t use their full range of ankle motion, so it decreases over time. “You can build ankle, hip, knee and pelvis ability and awareness.” Ausinheiler said he believes it’s possible to get back up to 5 degrees of ankle range of motion, though the process might be challenging.
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