Fitness 

Review: The 30 Day Squat Challenge

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I've been struggling with my health... a lot... and wanted to start taking some steps to try and improve my general overall fitness. 

I recently did some research into 30 day fitness challenges as wanted some challenges that would give me some results but at the same time not be too difficult.

Due to my health issues I'm complete beginner level as I haven't done any kind of workout in years. I also spent a considerable amount of time in recent years on bed rest and so need to go slowly. I'm also still on a lot of medication and so obviously can't push myself too much so I wanted to start with a simple challenge. 

I decided to try the 30 Day Squat Challenge.

The thing that made me choose this particular squat challenge was that it builds up slowly and includes rest days. This makes it good for complete beginners like myself. 

This is the only workout I did during the month so results are based solely on the 30 Day Squat Challenge.

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Why squats are good for you

There are numerous benefits from doing squats:

• Strengthens lower body and core muscles
• Burns calories and helps with weight loss
• Improves flexibility
• Improves balance
• Gives you a nice butt and toned legs 😉

How to do the 30 Day Squat Challenge

30 Day Squat Challenge Results

Before I show you the progress reports I think it's important to show you what I was starting with to give you a better idea of the changes made. 

I've also made sure to wear the same sports leggings for all the weekly progress photos to make comparisons easier. 

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Now on to the challenge. 

This is the week by week of how my 30 day squat challenge experience went...

Week 1

Not much noticeable change in this first week. The number of repetitions was easy to fit into my day as had no problem doing them all in the one set. 

Week 2

Week 3

I did find that I needed to divide the total number of squats into two sets most days this week. I am getting into the habit of doing the squats now though and actually enjoying it.

Week 4 

Conclusion

Having done the 30 Day Squat Challenge for a full month I'm happy to report that it was definitely worth it. 

Here's the before and after side by side so you can see the difference more clearly:

I'd definitely recommend giving this challenge a try. It's perfect for beginners and those who don't have much time to dedicate to working out. It was easy to do the required number each day and having rest days to break it up meant I didn't feel overwhelmed. 

Have you done this 30 Day Squat Challenge? How did you do?