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Ask any number of fitness lovers what is the King of Exercises and you are prone to receive a plethora of solutions.
Most common among the responses, however, will be jogging, squats, and deadlifts.
Speaking of recognition, the flat bench press is arguably the most common exercise in America after jogging, but some strength coaches see it as almost secondary in value.

Jogging, nevertheless, takes the homecoming crown for many reasons, much of which has to do with convenience, and that is one important reason why it is still a staple of school sports and military life.

For it requires practically no specific gear, no athletic tape or other such accessories (despite the best efforts of marketers).
It also demands no particular expertise, though indeed a great very many interesting things may certainly be said concerning this.
Thereby jogging is easily scalable, easily carried out groups; this is perhaps the most important basis for its widespread adoption.
It’s just the quickest means by which any number of formerly sedentary people may attain physical fitness.

Squats and deadlifts, by contrast, will require a certain degree of technical skill, which is often found only among the already physically active.
While squats and deadlifts do not require athletic tape, many people use them to help support their knees and wrists, especially in competition where every possible advantage is used.
Outside of competitive occasions, these exercises may still require some accessory or other, such as weightlifting gloves to prevent calluses while deadlifting and specially designed shoulder pads to help aid the barbell while squatting.

In fact, the perceived dependence on athletic tape by many who squat and deadlift immediately gives you the sense that these exercises are significantly different than jogging!
That is because they are anaerobic exercises, which require an extremely intense effort.