For your legs, try squats and lunges.
For a squat, stand squarely with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms loose at your sides.
In a controlled motion, bend your knees until you are almost sitting on the floor.
Don’t go so low that you lose your balance. Then gradually stand straight.
Inhale when you go down, and exhale on the way up.
You can increase the intensity of the exercise by slowing the motion,or by holding a heavy object such a briefcase in your hands,or by wearing a loaded backpack.
Repeat the motion ten times, take a break, and do it again.
A lunge is a similar exercise, but instead of keeping your feet square, stand with one in front of the other, as though taking a step.
As you come down, shift your weight forward, and shift it back as you come back up.
Alternate which leg is forward to work both equally.
Exercising Your Legs
- October 5, 2008