The 1000 Workout!
Tip: If you’re anything like me and would get bored/annoyed/or lose count if you had to do the same exercise 100 times you can break it up and do each move 25 times and complete 4 circuits or even do each move 20 times and complete 5 circuits!
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Ten Exercises to tone your butt!
- Hip-Lift Progression
- Toe Taps
- Single-Leg Front Raises
- Squat with Kick-Back
- Single-Leg Squat with Towel
- Dumbbell Squats
- Plie
- Explosive Lunges
- Sun Salutations
- Clam Dig with Rotation
- More Butt Toners
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/butt/exercises/our-top-10-exercises-to-tone-your-butt/
Let’s talk about our legs!
Today, kiddies, I’m going to talk about some at home leg exercises! Woo hoo! If you want killer Jennifer Lopez legs then here is the post for you! :)1. Wall Sits!
Oh what fun these are. All you do is stand w/ your butt against a sturdy wall and then squat down so it looks like you’re sitting in an imaginary chair w/ your butt against the wall. Make sure your feet are placed directly below your knees and that your thighs are parallel to the ground. If you are knew to wall sits, these are going to be v. difficult, so I’d start out at holding it for 30 seconds at a time and working your way up. A good goal for beginners would be working up to 2 minutes! :) A way to make these easier would be to watch TV while you do it or listen to some tunes to try to take your mind off of it.2. The Flamingo Balance
There’s a lot going on in this one. And since I’m terrible about explaining w/o being able to draw pictures, I shall divert you to a nice website that will explain it for you:
Website: http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/thighs/exercises/top-thigh-exercises/?page=23. Plyo Squats!
These are nice b/c you can do them anytime! First thing you do is stand w/ your feet shoulder-width apart and then squat down so you’re parallel w/ the ground and then jump as high as you can and then land back down softly in the squat position.4. Lunges
This is another one that you can do anytime. All you do is stand normally and then lunge forward w/ one leg until your back leg makes about a 90-100 degree angle and is an inch above the ground. Then, w/o using your hands, push yourself back up to start position and lunge forward w/ your other leg. Make sure your torso remains straight while doing this. You can also do these lovely things while carrying dumbbells in both hands for an extra challenge.5. Plie
These are exactly like the Plyo Squats but this time you will have your feet farther apart and keep your arms out straight in front of you. Keep your feet pointed out and make sure your torso remains straight.6. Frog Jumps
Make sure you have space in front of you and your on a floor that isn’t slippery before doing these. What you’re going to do is stand w/ your knees shoulder-width apart. Then squat down and then quickly explode of the ground and use your arms to leap forward as far as you can and then land softly on the ground in a squat position. Stand up and then repeat. We have to do these all the time in weight lifting and they suck!7. 52 Pick Up
I’ve been starting to hate Seventeen magazine, but this is one of the things that I’ve found helpful from there. What you do is get a full deck of cards and stand w/ your feet shoulder-width apart. Then squat down and place one card on the floor and then stand up. Repeat this until all the cards are on the floor. And then… guess what!? You can’t just leave all of those cards on the floor! You have to pick them up again! So squat down and pick up one card and then stand up again. Repeat until you have picked up all the cards. Do this one at a time! Don’t cheat by putting 5 cards down at once or something like that. I’ve done these and they work really good, you’ll be sore the next day and it’ll feel great. :)8. Calf Raises
We did these a lot back when I did gymnastics. These are great for your calves (as the name suggests) and can be done anywhere. What you do is find something that’s about 5 inches of the ground (give or take: like the bottom step or one of those lunging box-thingys… or a Wii Fit!) and stand on it so your heels are hanging off the edge and your toes are the only thing on whatever object you’ve chosen. Then lower yourself down as far as you can go and then raise yourself up until you’re standing on your toes. Lower yourself down until you can’t go any further and repeat. Make sure you are not bouncing up (i.e. giving yourself momentum so your calves aren’t doing any work). These are slow and controlled motions. If these are too easy for your try doing them on one leg.I hope you guys enjoy! I’ll definitely be doing a Part 2 once I organize my thoughts a bit more. Here’s a website that has workouts for the inner thighs: http://bestlegexercises.net/top-4-inner-thigh-exercises-at-home-for-women-who-are-on-the-go/
I think next I’ll be sharing some good cardio exercises that get your heart pumping. :)
