Politicians are also human and, although we are used to seeing them at rallies, press conferences and official events, in their private lives they are the same as any other person and, therefore, They must follow a healthy lifestyle to be able to work and perform at the highest level.
One of the politicians who works to take care of your health is the second vice-president of the Government and minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Diaz (Fene, A Coruña, 1971). The Galician participated as a guest on the ‘RTVE’ program, ‘Late Xou with Marc Giró’where revealed how he stays in shape with a schedule as busy as his.
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The presenter, with his usual joking tone, explained that Díaz does squats before each political rally: “It’s just that I love sport“, replied the minister.
“If I go on very long international trips, I tell my team to do squats,” said the politician. But It’s hard to followshe added proudly. “You’ve been on a plane for 12 hours, what are you going to do? you have to play sports“, he declared. And he even dared to show his technique to the Catalan presenter: butt back, legs parallel and back straight.
The benefits of doing squats
Squats are the exercise par excellence for working your legs and glutes, but Its benefits go far beyond toning the lower torso.. He coach Juan Ruiz explained to the magazine ‘VOGUE’ which, if done well, help strengthen the abdomen and back, improve posture and burn calories.
“The more muscle mass we involve in an exercise and the larger that muscle, more calories we will burn“, said the specialist. In the case of squats, the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes and part of the calves and the soleus muscle are used: “That is, all the legs.”
Squats are the exercise par excellence for working your legs and glutes.
They also play an important role in the development of muscle mass, according to Ruiz. “When we perform exercises that involve a large amount of muscle mass, such as squats, the body secretes anabolic hormoneslike testosterone or growth hormone,” he explained.
These hormones “help and promote the development of muscle mass”but they are not “the determining factor” for increasing muscle mass. He added: “Women also produce testosterone naturally, whether they exercise or not, and the amount of testosterone they produce is low and they should not worry about it.”
