Tone your legs with less than 10 minutes a day

by Ana
(Queretaro, Mexico)

Tone your legs with this less than 10 minutes workout and see results from being constant in about 2 weeks.

Remember to avoid injuries you need to heat up before you start any set of exercises. There are recommendations for such task in the other workout suggestions for other parts of your body.

Some of the heating up exercises might be chosen from the following list. You need to choose at least 3-5 exercises:

+ Sit ups.
+ Forward stride.
+ Backward stride.
+ Touch the tip or your foot and balance.
+ Lateral squat.
+ Steps.
+ Push ups.
+ Bending exercises.
+ Moy mix.
+ Stretching with the door handle.

Then, the following exercises may help you to tone your legs. They take about 6 minutes.

1) Sit ups.- Repeat at least 10 times or more if you feel OK with that. Remember to keep the back straight.
2) Hip rotation.- This exercise tones and strengthens the hip muscles and is a good way to fight against the awful fat clusters that show at the back of the legs sometimes. If you squeeze your buttocks when the hip rotates, you'll make them work as well. Make 3-5 repetitions per leg.
3) Twins exercise.- It's easy to tone the calf muscles. For women who like to walk with high heels, good news because it exercises such part of the body. In order to have nice and turned calves, practice this exercise frequently. Make at least 10 repetitions with each foot.
4) Superman.- To perform this exercise you'll need balance. Be patient and practice. This exercise will help you to increase the stability of the trunk and joints meanwhile it also helps the internal muscles of your thighs. Hold the position for about 12 seconds and change to do it with the other leg and the other arm.
5) Backward stride.- Tones the quadriceps (which are at the front of your thighs), it gives an athletic aspect to this part of your body. Make at least 3-5 with each leg.
6) Lateral kick.- Very energetic exercise that will raise your cardiac rhythm and help you burn some calories. Good for the hamstrings and quadriceps. Great for the waist too. Perform at least 10 repetitions with each leg.

Check the images for better understanding of this exercises. Remember to keep your back straight all the time and avoid forcing yourself more than possible or necessary.

While your legs strengthen, you'll see you're able to perform more repetitions. Vary the exercise routine to tone other parts and enjoy!

More workouts for other parts here. Follow the link. Exercise with fun