How To Do The Perfect Squat, And Why You Should Do It Every Day

Business Insider spoke with Roger Frampton, movement coach and author of "The Flexible Body", about the importance of the squat. Frampton said most Westerners don't squat naturally and shares his tips how to "regain" this position.

He adds that practicing just 10 minutes a day can produce results. "What I’m advising is that you get this position back - not for an exercise necessarily, not because of fitness or to be fitter, but just because you’re designed to do it. This here is just the human resting position."

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[renko]

I’ve had 13 years of brutal chronic pain. Over the last five years I’ve been slowly regaining my life. I’m 57 now. I’ve only recently been able to do light exercises without triggering chronic pain. After three days of doing these squats I feel it will be a life changing trajectory. It’s amazing g how good it feels. It’s activating aspects of the spine and pelvis long dormant. And I also feel it is having a positive affect on the meninges.

[corniel]

squat is every day life for eastern european or asian

[dmitriyshcholokov]

Respect to a man having intellect and courage to share an uncommon truth with others )

[kojcelkelesh]

Why would you name a video: "How to do the perfect squat" and then talk about it instead of showing it?

[plumeria]

I grew up in Asia and the funny thing is I haven’t done this since I was little. Yet the other day I did it for five minutes with no problem, no aches, and no straining. Heels flat on the floor. It’s almost genetic. And I also got straight up without needing to hold on to something.

[SuccessforLifester]

I believe in the idea of walking on barefoot. But only when the ground is in its natural form like soil and sand. With hard surfaces everywhere now, it is better to have the shoes on

[sameerolail]

In Africa, especially in villages, that's the way women squat, no chairs, no boosters. I watched my mom doing that, and I was amazed how comfortable she was. I am 52, I can't do it.

[soumyakanti]

We Asians do it everyday while attending to call of nature :P

[spiderliliez]

I'm Asian.. this is a no brainer.

[CheekyYogaClub]

Great video Rogerl! I'd add an extra hack (taken from yoga) to your tip at 1:12. I use it with my clients and we see progress INSANELY quickly:
After you sit on a yoga block or a pile of books, bring the elbows to the inner knees, and press them against each other - use this not only to open your hips, but also as leverage to grow your spine taller. Breathe deeply and gradually sink deeper into the squat. (It's also quite meditative and grounding.)

Hope it's useful 👍/ Kat

[josephfarrugia]

The resistance I feel when trying the squat is not in mostly my ankles but mostly in my hips.

[johnvaldes]

Thank you for the enlightment!! I have learned something even after all my years of doing it wrong!

[nicebluejay]

thanks for not showing me how to do a perfect squat

[maclac]

Thanks for sharing, now I can squat the correct way. 👍🏿

[yukismo]

THIS MAN IS A GENIUS
You makes me hungry of to live

[michaelgoulding]

when i was in hospital with popliteal anurism, ( thats the artery behind the knee; ballooned up) the vascular surgeon said that he had no idea why people did sqauts & said that when you do a sqaut, you have no idea how much damage you do to the artery behind the knee, he said imagine a hosepipe & you compleatly bend it in the middle, that bend will stop the water in the hosepipe, then he said.. Thats what your acculy doing when you do sqauts. Your cutting the blood supply off from the knees down, he managed to save my leg by using an artificial artery or man made artery.. Cos my own was beyond repair, i very nearly lost my leg, but i have nerve damage problems & fluid build up problems, because of my leg having to be opened up right the way down to access the artery, so now i never kneel down or sit with legs crossed & i definatly wont do any sqauts.

[Monica-Rowland]

Rodg, my man! I remember you showing me this at Anjuna Open Air! Love it!

[dil]

Hi Roger . Thank you for this vid and interesting tips. It's v encouraging. I am 74, never been a sport-loving person, but do rezlise the huge importance of physical fitness and strength and flexibilty. I have always believed in healthy diet, and, I think, bc of that, I am pretty at ease- no pain anywhere apart from the occasional tweak- can never remember where Also noticed an on and off pain in my hips at about 37 yrs old, and xrays shiwed artvritis, tho not sever.e I am now on the quest of staying as strong, fit and flexible as poss and recently discovered the imortance and benefits of the Asian/primal squats . So I have become a bit obssessed haha . Have been using under my heels some balancing pods which are idéal for me . I am only at a minute per squat and gradually enlongating the time . I find it hurts only in my knees, so hope that'll improve their strength and suppleness, that the pain will subside . That is one thing I forgot to mention - my knees hurt if kneelling and sitting on my ankles in certain yoga positions . Apologies for the length .
Thanks again, Roger . Will be watching other vidéos of yours.

[noldus]

I am a man. I have high heels. I stole them from my sister. Just for squats

[leenvdsteeg]

To get the most health benefits, does it matter if you sqaut narrow with your legs pointing more forward, or is it better to be more wide with the legs pointing more to the side?