7 Best Exercises to Tone Your Legs ...

By Kati

7 Best Exercises to Tone Your Legs ...

Is it just me that forgets to work out their legs when it's winter? It just seems so unnecessary when you can cuddle up in jeans or cute pj's and be warm... it means a lot of work in the spring, though, so this year I’ve been prepared! I’ve found seven exercises to tone my legs, and I’ll be adding them to my exercise plan this week. Here they are, so you can do it too!

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Barbell Lunges

Barbell Lunges Photo Credit: JamSki This requiressome weight, so we do it in low reps. Think three or four sets of ten lunges a set, and ten should be making you slightly winded! Don’t forget that it is per leg, so you need to do both or you’ll have uneven muscles... keep your back foot in line, and don’t let your hips flare outwards, or you’ll be toning the wrong muscles. Take your time, so you do it properly!

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Squats

Squats are fairly simple, but be careful that you aren’t doing them too fast, as this lessens their effectiveness. Do a few sets of eight repetitions, with light to moderate weight. It shouldn’t be too heavy! Take every fourth week off, to give your muscles a break. These alsotone up your bum, making sure you’ll look excellent in a bikini!

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Dumbbell Step up

Dumbbell Step up Photo Credit: cdn.mos.bikeradar.com Using dumbbells during this step up helps to tone your arms too, and the step up itself not only tones your legs but also helps you tone your buttocks. Make sure you keep your steps clean, and do four lots of eight repetitions. Doing too many too fast isn’t effective!

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Leg Extensions

The best thing about this exercise is how simple it is to do it! You can even do it watching the TV. If you can’t afford professional equipment, sit on a box of some type and keep the top of your legs on it. Then, bring the rest of your leg up to straighten it, without lifting your leg off the box. Do this slowly, for maximum training.

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Leg Kickbacks

Leg Kickbacks Photo Credit: goodhousekeeping.com Kickbacks are an awesome way tolose leg fat. Lie on your front, with your knees and elbows bent. Slowly bend your leg out into a straight line, while not moving your legs apart... this trains your hamstrings, and is really easy to do no matter where you are.

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Standing Leg Curl

Another way tolose leg fat fast is the standing leg curl. Stand with a chair in front of you, holding the back of it. Bend your knee upwards, while keeping your upper leg straight and your hips facing forwards. Do three sets of twenty reps, at a slow speed. This is brilliant at toning the upper and lower legs, and is so easy to do!

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Calf Raises

Calf Raises Photo Credit: howstuffworks.com In a standing position, keeping the body straight. Keep your hands at your side and feet five inches apart for balance. Slowly rise up on the balls of your feet and lower again. Try ten or twenty, and see how your feet feel... don’t hurt your toes, though! Leg exercises aren’t the funnest things ever, but they are so worth it for some sexy pins and a gorgeous bum come bikini season! I plan to do at least one of these exercises a day, and hopefully by summer I’ll have the best legs yet. Have you got a leg exercise you swear by, or a tip to make them more effective? Please let me know! Top Photo Credit: NejroN

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I'm gonna follow the tips to the letter!! I soooo need toning in my legs.. Summer is approaching and then the worst begins!! *uGh**

I guess it's more of an exercise for your butt, but I love the one where you're on hands and knees and then you left your leg to the side as high as you can (but no higher than parallel to the floor). It works my outer thighs and the outside of my bum!

Hey Sheila it's ally again! So, a couple of q's... First, any ideas on how to tone the stomach? Needs it desperately! Also...I've been doing swimming, but how do I improve my endurance? I'm quite slow compared to other girls. Finally, any ideas on how to flirt and capture a guys attention? There's this guy who is nice and sweet but he has a lot of girl friends (we talk a lot tho). How do I get him to pick me? I've started a new plan. I wouldn't call it a diet persay but a lifestyle change. I never stop moving (tap my foot, play with my hair etc), drink a ton of water (8 oz per day) and most importantly take reAlly small bites and chew them very thoroughly (20 times) which slows down my eating and helps me realize when I'm full. What do you think??? GREAT article btw xo ally

Great Article, Kati, a lot of these are similar to exercises we do in my ballet class, another one that i like is to stand on a stool so your heels are off the edge and then do a calf raise, but bring your heels down as low as you can, this is GREAT for your legs!

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