Squats... You need to do them....
"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.” ~Thomas Edison
Fundamental Human Movement: The Squat (Sit down and Stand up)
The number one thing outside of trauma (A fall and breaking bone, Heart attack, Stroke, and possibly dementia) that puts people into assisted living is the inability to take themselves to the bathroom. i.e., getting themselves off the toilet.
Now full disclosure I don't know how accurate that is today, but it provides an amazing framework for thought.
First off let's think about what it takes to get on and off the toilet. The total act of getting down to and off the toilet is just one repetition (full cycle of a movement) of a BODY WEIGHT or "Air" squat. So, the inability to get off the toilet is just the inability to do 1/2 of a bodyweight squat!
Not to be harsh (well maybe just a little) but that is ridiculous. Look we are as h...
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