3 Great Exercises for Your Legs

If you are looking for the best way to burn/tone down the fat in your legs, these 3 unique exercises will be of immense help to you. Why should I tone down the fat in my legs, you may want to know. Your legs have one of the biggest muscle groups in your body. And the heavier these muscles, the more energy you require to move from one place to another. Or you may want to tone down your legs just to have the sexiest legs in the world!

3 Exercises You Can Do to Get Great Legs

  1. Squat

Squats are the most common forms of leg exercises. For a squat, you will have to use almost every part of your legs: Your calves, glutes, quads, hams, and stabilizing muscles. Strictly follow these procedures/actions:

Action 1: Stand between two strong chairs with your feet shoulder-width apart.

Action 2: Squat down, keeping your back straight, abs tight, chest up, and knees over your ankles, and stay in this position for 10 seconds.

Action 3: At the MTP, hold for 2 seconds and go back to the starting position within 10 seconds.

Action 4: Repeat the exercise three times without resting.

Note: Only use the chairs as a balance and do not let your weight rest on them.

2.  Lunge

Lunge is more or less like a squat, and you will use all the main muscles in your legs and buttocks. This exercise requires a lot of concentration and balance.

Action 1: With your back straight, chest up, and abs tight, stand in a lunge position, bending forward a little.

Action 2: For 10 seconds, drop your back knee toward the ground.

Action 3: As your knee is about 1 inch off the ground (the MTP for this exercise), hold for 2 seconds.

Action 4: In 10 seconds, return to the starting position. Repeat.

Action 5: Without resting, do more 2 reps on the other leg, making a total of 4 reps.

Note: The best way to avoid injury during this exercise is to make sure that your front knee stays aligned with your ankles. It should never cross over your toes and should not bend farther than a 90-degree angle.

3. Quadriceps Flex

Quads are a group of four muscles that run along the top of your upper legs. When you contract your quads, they make your knees to bend or your hip to flex, and these are two common movements everyone does in each day.

Action 1: Getting a chair or other hip-level support, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.

Action 2: In 10 seconds, bend your knees as you let your body fall slightly backward, letting your heels come up off the floor.

Action 3: When your knees are near the floor (the MTP for this exercise), hold and squeeze your quads for 2 seconds.

Action 4: In 10 seconds, slowly return to the starting point.

Action 5: Repeat 3 times without resting.

Note: You need a balance to do this exercise. You can either use a chair or a stable countertop for support.