If you are looking for exercises to strengthen your legs you should not miss this article. We will show you how to do the best exercises to tone up your lower body.
It is important to include this type of exercise in our daily routine because the leg muscles (and joints) are very important. We use them when we train this part of the body. But we also use them to do exercises from other disciplines or to train other parts of the body. In addition, they keep us standing and participate in most of the movements we do in our daily life.
That is why it is so important to do exercises to strengthen our legs, so that we don’t feel tired or stiff and so that they always have energy to do everything we have to do during the day.
Discover the best exercises to strengthen your legs:
Sumo squats: it’s about separating the legs a lot, more than the width of the hips. Then you have to do the Squat movement for 20 seconds. During this time you will notice how your legs and buttocks work intensely.
Bounce Squat: To do this movement we will also have to spread our legs more than the width of our hips. Then, we’ll go down doing a squat and do two or three quick bounces. Then, we will go back up and repeat the exercise.
Isometric squat: we will do a squat and when we are down we will hold the position, without moving, for 30 seconds. It may seem hard but you will get used to it and you will do great. When you are used to it, you can increase the time.
Alternate strides: this exercise is very easy to do, however it is quite intense. But don’t worry, it will be worth the effort. You will get beautiful and strong legs.
To do this we must stand up, take a step forward and lower our body. We have to bend our knees at a right angle. The knee of the legs which is behind you must not touch the ground. Then we will take a step forward with the other leg and do the same. It is important to go down slowly each time, controlling the movement so that we do not lose our balance. We can put our arms in a jar on our hips to help us. Or grab a pair of dumbbells with each hand to add intensity to the exercise.
Twin lifting: if you want to strengthen your legs you must not forget the twins. They are one of the most important muscles of the lower body. They participate in many other exercises and in our daily life.
To do this exercise we will stand in front of a wall, a chair or another element that allows us to keep our balance. Now we can start, we will have to lift both heels at the same time. We will lift them as much as we can and then return to the initial position.
Cross-legged bridge: we lie on the floor on a mat or mattress if we wish. We bend our right knee and cross our left leg over it. Leaning the left heel on the right thigh. Then we raise our hips, slowly, controlling the movement. Then we lower them to the ground and repeat the movement.
Dead weight with dumbbells: to do this exercise we will need a pair of weights. Between 2 and 5 kilos are enough. We will stand up, with a weight in each hand and we will separate our legs a little bit. The movement consists of leaning the trunk forward. As if we wanted to touch the ground with the dumbbells. But we don’t have to touch it. When we are down, we hold the position for a couple of seconds and then come back up. It’s important not to force our back down any more than we can because we can hurt ourselves.