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Leg Toning Exercises

Effective leg toning exercises can mean the difference between your current jeans and the next smaller size. Though women have been told in the past to avoid weight training, you may just be missing out at the best chance to slim your legs and thighs. By choosing the best leg toning exercises available, you will notice a drastic improvement in your lower body. Here are some of the most popular toning exercises for you.

Warm Your Legs

Before you begin any leg toning exercises, you need to warm up your lower body for a few minutes. This will help to loosen up your muscles and get them ready for intense movements. Try walking in place for a few minutes or doing twenty jumping jacks – this is especially important when you’ve just woken up and your body is still ‘asleep’ and stiff from lying in bed. You don’t have to spend hours warming up, but a few minutes of exercise will get your blood pumping.

The Squat

One of the best all around leg toning exercises is the squat. This simple movement can be done by nearly anyone, though those with knee problems may want to skip it. Take a chair that’s easy for you to sit in and stand in front of it. You can hold your arms in front of you to help with your balance, if needed. Slowly lower yourself down as though you were going to sit in the chair, keeping your upper body as straight as you can. Hold your abs in to help keep your back flat and supported. When you begin to feel the chair, slowly raise yourself back up.

Repeat this exercise until exhaustion or for eight to twelve repetitions – whichever works better for you.

Dancing Your Way to Great Legs

If you’ve ever seen a dancer’s body, you can see how they’re probably using leg toning exercises to help craft strong and supple muscles. Why not take and use one of the exercises from their workouts? The plie is done much like a squat, but you want to turn your toes outward to create a ‘V’ with your feet. Your feet should be as far apart as needed to maintain your balance and your comfort. Slowly lower your body down a few inches to engage your thighs and then slowly rise up. Try not to let your knees pass the line of your toes as you do this – you will protect your knees from injury.

The key to these leg toning exercises is that you need to do them on a regular basis in order to build muscle and see results. Try adding these exercises to your weekly routine – about two to three times, skipping a day in between. You can even sneak in more repetitions during your day since they don’t require any equipment.



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