A little means a lot in terms of health and fitness

When it comes to our health, we must realize that small and incremental steps are often much more useful than we think. While it may be a cliché of a cliche to say that a bit is better than nothing, like most clichés, it's true! Better yet, for many, a "little bit" is the most they can do.

There have been many sources that promote the notion that performing squats can improve your overall health. By performing body squats, you can strengthen your legs, increase your muscular endurance and increase your metabolism. All of these components are definitely useful in terms of your ability to improve your health. However, there are certain cases in which advice on how to perform squats disappears from the proverbial rails.

For example, many sources claim that you must perform more than 100 squats per day. Others say you should work up to 500 squats per day. Of course, if you perform these squats daily, you will see that your percentage of body fat decreases, your strength increases and your resistance increases.

Of course, the problem with such a scenario is that most people can not perform hundreds of squats. They also lack the ability or time to even work up to 500 squats through incremental increments over time. As such, they develop the idea that they should not participate in body squat training.

This is the wrong attitude to take. The reason is that you are not limited to performing a large number of squats. You can perform as many as you can. There are no rules that say you should not.

So, if you can only perform 10 squats per day, go ahead! 10 squats a day, 5 days a week, give a total of 50 squats per week. 50 squats per week for a period of one year will certainly be better than zero squats over the course of a year. Again, something is better than nothing. When you let too much time go by without doing any kind of exercise, your body would not get any benefit from that approach. This is a bit of common sense that sometimes lacks in health and fitness books. As a result, many people have the wrong impression of what is required of them to lose weight and get in shape.

It is true, however, that you would get more by doing higher reps. But, if you can not perform higher repetitions, you should do what you can as consistently as you can. Such advice may not sound like a "hidden magic" advice to increase your weight loss and strength goals. However, it is good advice that can offer results over time.

Do not assume that you are cheating yourself by doing small amounts of exercise. A little exercise can improve your health much more than a lot of nothing. Never lose sight of this truism when it comes to your training plans.