New Approach to Treadmill Incline Workouts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwl6paIyL0EBKvZAeJ24yPrI3s8kdiu-ZvgZ4XyL9-Guxqxy-GuvlCe115CVYPncfCxHGbLPdXjuwY0jfGNW16-0-_H_o99UCDYL0Fl8t3HJMB-_B6H4FdIJ0ZtSuNaNM0i-fryZnM5016/s1600/treadmill+incline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="treadmill incline in a workout facility" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwl6paIyL0EBKvZAeJ24yPrI3s8kdiu-ZvgZ4XyL9-Guxqxy-GuvlCe115CVYPncfCxHGbLPdXjuwY0jfGNW16-0-_H_o99UCDYL0Fl8t3HJMB-_B6H4FdIJ0ZtSuNaNM0i-fryZnM5016/s1600/treadmill+incline.jpg" title="" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Treadmill incline workouts are a great way to switch up your old routine at the gym! Walking or jogging on a treadmill incline causes less stress on your body than running. It targets muscles in your calves, thighs, and glutes, improves your cardiovascular strength, and is totally customizable for your fitness level! Try it out next time! You just might find you LOVE treadmill incline workouts. It is a great overall exercise.</span></span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-b87918e3-97ef-cc19-cf22-7b72366ff864" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For people who suffer from joint pain, high-impact workouts like running may cause additional stress on joints. Fortunately, joint pain doesn’t have to hold you back! Speed walking on a treadmill incline can give you all the same benefits of running, but without any of the aches because it is putting less pressure on your joints.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not only does treadmill incline training cause less impact on your body and joints, but it targets your glutes, thighs, and calves in a more efficient way than walking or running on a level surface. Don’t we all want a toned booty and thighs, and long, lean calves? Treadmill incline workouts are a great way to do it!</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our cardiovascular system can also benefit from treadmill incline workouts. When you are walking up an incline, you are pushing your body forward, but also upward, which causes your lungs to breathe deeper and increases blood flow to your heart. Cardiovascular strength is so important in overall health, so it’s awesome that treadmill incline workouts are such an easy way to improve it!</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly, treadmill incline workouts are extremely customizable to your fitness level and fitness goals. You can modify the speed and the incline to keep you working toward your best you! Putting a treadmill at an incline between 10% and 15% is suggested, from there you can adjust your speed to wherever you feel comfortable! If you have to hold on to the bars, consider lowering your speed and your incline. Keeping your arms at your side in a normal walking formation will also help target your core muscles and improve the overall results from your treadmill incline workout!</span></span></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hope you give a treadmill incline workout a try next time you hit the gym! It’s a great way to mix things up from your normal routine, and it has so many benefits that it may become a staple in your fitness routine!</span></span>

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New Approach to Treadmill Incline Workouts

Treadmill incline workouts are a great way to switch up your old routine at the gym! Walking or jogging on a treadmill incline causes l...

How to Master a Cycling Workout

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHAvP8v72BiZQoOk90iNrDGm5-AWL2o7PX7GaQXRDdBPT7opW9gHZuobl5HUGr7e-inOLhYbAH_NRoYSMVnvyEzvqGE6Lk46HaWWJmzCVXYMpl6eyeiytVUTyXcHnrEdawgTE3WrBrXiu/s1600/Cycling+workout+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mastering a cycling workout on a green bike" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHAvP8v72BiZQoOk90iNrDGm5-AWL2o7PX7GaQXRDdBPT7opW9gHZuobl5HUGr7e-inOLhYbAH_NRoYSMVnvyEzvqGE6Lk46HaWWJmzCVXYMpl6eyeiytVUTyXcHnrEdawgTE3WrBrXiu/s1600/Cycling+workout+Blog.jpg" title="" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A cycling workout is amazing in the summer! It’s a fabulous way to work your leg, butt, and back muscles. Plus, it’s a killer cardio workout, and you get to enjoy the outdoors. You can easily get an amazing cycling workout this summer, all you need to do is start!</span></span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-90e42bfc-7c22-676b-be7d-2e8b0d3622f8" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, find a hill for your cycling workout. It should take 1-2 minutes for you to bike up the hill, depending on how much time you want to spend on the bike. After you’ve found your hill, warm up by riding your bike around for 1-15 minutes to loosen your muscles before your cycle workout. Then, follow either one of the following circuits. The first cycle workout is for a more intense hill regimen. The second cycle workout can be done on flat ground and goes a little quicker if you don’t have much time to spare.  </span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Intense Cycle Workout</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hill climb 1: Ride up the hill seated and in moderate gear. Pedal back down in an easy gear.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hill climb 2: Ride up the hill seated and in high gear. Pedal back down in an easy gear.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hill climb 3: Ride up the hill seated halfway, and then standing up halfway and in moderate gear. Pedal back down in an easy gear.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hill climb 4: Ride up the hill seated halfway, and then standing up halfway and in high gear. Pedal back down in an easy gear.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hill climb 5: Ride up the hill standing and in moderate gear. Pedal back down in an easy gear.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hill climb 6: Ride up the hill standing and in high gear. Pedal back down in an easy gear.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ride on level ground, or a fun pathway in moderate gear for 15-30 minutes. Then, cool down in an easy gear for five minutes.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quick Cycle Workout</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bike hard for ten seconds seated, and then in an easy gear for one minute.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bike hard for twenty seconds seated, and then in an easy gear for one minute.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bike hard for thirty seconds seated, and then in an easy gear for one minute.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bike hard for ten seconds standing, and then in an easy gear for one minute.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bike hard for fifteen seconds standing, and then in an easy gear for one minute.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bike hard for twenty seconds standing, and then in an easy gear for two minutes.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recommend cooling down for 5-10 minutes in an easy gear.</span></span></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t forget to wear supportive shoes and a helmet each time you do this cycling workout. Do you need more motivation for your summer fitness goals? Sign up for your </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/p/free-membership.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FREE Beachbody account</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and choose me as your coach. I’ll take a look at your goals and help you with you a fitness plan and a summer meal plan. Join the Beachbody team today!</span></span>

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How to Master a Cycling Workout

A cycling workout is amazing in the summer! It’s a fabulous way to work your leg, butt, and back muscles. Plus, it’s a killer cardio wo...

Lower Body Exercises with Resistance Bands

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HSO6sSWBpPftf6rMuyxnAsCBOmqgfWPlIsS45DbvuZ6GbDWijY0oHxBatOUKiulIXLXrzKElpw0eaQQi-jQumYN1R2mVyTBSv0bBVaSyEdZU0VO1IUkUxO2CknnYRnTjdicXtv2ZV-6u/s1600/resistance+bands+BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="People doing exercises with resistance bands for the lower body." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HSO6sSWBpPftf6rMuyxnAsCBOmqgfWPlIsS45DbvuZ6GbDWijY0oHxBatOUKiulIXLXrzKElpw0eaQQi-jQumYN1R2mVyTBSv0bBVaSyEdZU0VO1IUkUxO2CknnYRnTjdicXtv2ZV-6u/s1600/resistance+bands+BLOG.jpg" title="" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;">Lower body exercises with resistance bands are the way to get those nice legs that look killer in a pair of heels or running around barefoot in the sun. This specific workout will do wonders for the lower body! Try to do it once or twice a week with some cardio to get ready for bare leg season.</span></span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-f6b8c593-489d-e980-951c-d6b71475a7b1" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Lower Body Exercises with Resistance Bands</b></span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Squats (15). </b>Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and standing on the middle of the band. Grab the two ends of the band in each hand and hold them next to your shoulders with palms facing upward. Keep a good tension and squat down, then stand up and raise your arms over your head as high as possible. Bring your arms back down to shoulder height and repeat the move.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Forward Lifts (15 each leg). </b>Stand with feet slightly apart and band tied around both ankles with about six inches of the band in between each ankle. Put your hands on your hips and raise your right leg as high as you can, and then lower back down slowly. Alternate left and right leg for these exercises with resistance bands.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Ankle Pull (15 each leg).</b> Anchor the band to something sturdy and tie the other end to your right ankle. Lay down on your stomach with your legs extended. Make sure there is a good amount of tension in the band and slowly bend your right knee and pull your ankle towards your backside. Slowly lower back down. Do all 15 on the right leg, and then do 15 on the left leg.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Knee Drops (25). </b>Knee drop exercises with resistance bands start on your back with your knees bent so your feet are flat on the ground. Tie the band so it is in between your legs right above your knees with good tension. Slowly pull your knees apart as far as you can, then bring back together. </span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Lunge Steps (15 each side). </b>Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and band tied at the ankles. Put all your weight on your left foot and step your right foot out into a side lunge. Stand up and put all your weight on your right foot, then step out your left foot into a side lunge and repeat.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Back Kicks (15 each side).</b> Stand up straight in front of a wall with the band tied at the ankles. Stand on your right leg and extend your left leg behind you. Lift your left leg as high as you can, and then slowly lower back down. Repeat 15 lifts with the left leg and then switch to the right leg.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Jumping Jacks (50). </b>For cardio and leg exercises with resistance bands, tie the band between your ankles and perform jumping jacks.</span></span></div> <span style="color: #444444;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These lower body exercises with resistance bands provide a tough workout that’s really going to build muscle. It’s amazing what you can accomplish with just a resistance band! How have you been getting your legs ready for summer? </span></span>

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Lower Body Exercises with Resistance Bands

Lower body exercises with resistance bands are the way to get those nice legs that look killer in a pair of heels or running around bar...

8 Exercises For Toning Inner Thighs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D7UTs8lqEBPIWXxIo3liE98YP53bOTqiWuE2ahvlJxhHnOJuhSh_WC_M_ClJN_mYuZoD5q4SQyhJ0h0dKOKQka7evZGVGK4jUpEp0uOBIHWquk3P7FqwumEjg5NZjQ7wCjpn3JXRCWmQ/s1600/Toning_Inner_Thighs.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Toning inner thighs with workout equipment." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D7UTs8lqEBPIWXxIo3liE98YP53bOTqiWuE2ahvlJxhHnOJuhSh_WC_M_ClJN_mYuZoD5q4SQyhJ0h0dKOKQka7evZGVGK4jUpEp0uOBIHWquk3P7FqwumEjg5NZjQ7wCjpn3JXRCWmQ/s1600/Toning_Inner_Thighs.png" title="Equipment for toning inner thighs." /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wondering how to look sexy in your skirts, dresses, and shorts this summer? The result of toning inner thighs during your workouts is incredible for your legs. Get ready for summer by incorporating these exercises into your fitness for strong, gorgeous legs.</span></span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-779f3d32-906a-a1f1-2bbe-f2694feb26dc" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 Exercises For Toning Inner Thighs</span></b></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Straddle To Lunge</span></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stand in a slight straddle with your knees facing slightly outward. Put all your weight on your left leg, and then kick your right leg out to the side. Transfer the weight to your right leg as you go into a lunge with your right leg bent and your left leg straight out to the side. Push off your right leg to put the weight back on your left leg and end back in the standing straddle. Lunges are awesome for toning inner thighs!</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sumo Squat</span></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stand in a straddle with your knees facing outward. Lower down into a deep squat, keeping your chest up, booty tucked under, and knees out to the side. Hold the squat for 10 seconds, then stand back up. When toning inner thighs, it’s important to have proper form, so you should make sure you have the correct straddle-stand. When you squat, your knees should be directly over your ankles.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Side Leg Lifts</span></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lay down on your left side with your right leg bent over your left thigh. Lift your left leg as high as you can and hold for 5 seconds, and then lower back down. To do the other side, lay down on your right side and repeat using the opposite leg. Repeat 15 times on each leg. </span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Squeezes</span></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lay on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor. Put a ball, pillow, or yoga block between your knees. Lift your hips until there is a straight line from your knees to your shoulders. Squeeze the ball between your knees for 1 minute. Repeat the move 3 times, or more, for toning inner thighs more intensely.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Straddle Drops</span></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lie on your back with your legs and feet straight up in the air in a pike shape. Make sure your feet are directly above your hips. Let your legs fall into the biggest straddle possible, and then pull them back together as fast as you can. Try to keep your legs straight. Repeat 15 times.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pilates</span></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A great activity for toning inner thighs is pilates. It uses your whole body to tone muscles that sometimes receive less attention during workouts, such as the inner thighs. The </span><a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/piyo-workout.do" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beachbody PiYo Workout</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is an awesome blend of yoga and pilates that is an intense way of toning inner thighs.</span></span></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The trick to toning inner thighs is incorporating exercises that target those muscles in your workouts. Do you have any exercises for toning inner thighs that you love? Go ahead and leave a comment, I’d love to hear all about it!</span></span>

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8 Exercises For Toning Inner Thighs

Wondering how to look sexy in your skirts, dresses, and shorts this summer? The result of toning inner thighs during your workouts is inc...

Bum Toning Exercises To Lift and Tighten

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKfBDM6K-LNllJtARXyv8_N1GTWDCzxEj7mMLCUOkjOAtrUeMIRlQrKcWlobRl_gdZDESGP3V0qI5skx-UcvUDhN7MZ7H90UMvNxdWadKQDaGYIVp9S_uiRY_P1x2zr6_R_wGyu8jsagw/s1600/bum_toning.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Woman practicing bum toning exercises. " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKfBDM6K-LNllJtARXyv8_N1GTWDCzxEj7mMLCUOkjOAtrUeMIRlQrKcWlobRl_gdZDESGP3V0qI5skx-UcvUDhN7MZ7H90UMvNxdWadKQDaGYIVp9S_uiRY_P1x2zr6_R_wGyu8jsagw/s1600/bum_toning.png" title="Bum toning " /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, maybe it’s that time of year where you don’t put on the swimsuit as often and you don’t pay as much attention to bum toning exercises. But I say, it’s the perfect time get fit and get your booty ready for bikini season! Here are some great exercises to start doing NOW to look great when swimsuit season comes back around.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt; text-align: center;"> </div> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bum Toning Exercises</span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Hip Lifts</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Lie on your back with your arms by your sides, knees tucked with feet on the floor. Lift hips up to the ceiling until flat, hold for 5 seconds squeezing the booty and hamstrings, then lower back down. For more intense bum toning exercises, keep knees together but extend one leg straight out in front of you while doing the same move.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Toe Touches</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Lay down on your back with arms by your sides and knees tucked up. Lift both feet off the floor so there is a line straight up from your butt to your knee. Alternate tapping toes quietly on the floor for two minutes for great bum toning exercises. Put on ankle weights to add even more punch to this exercise.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Leg And Heel Raises</b> - Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and good posture. Engage the glutes, thighs, and core as you lift and bend your right leg off the ground as high as you can. Keep your right knee up and raise your left heel up and down 5 times. Repeat on opposite side. These bum toning exercises can be difficult, so if it’s too much right away, gently rest your hand on a chair or counter for balance.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Squat Extensions </b>-  These bum toning exercises are a modification of the good ol’ squat. Start standing with your feet shoulder-width apart. Squat down as far as you can with chest up and back straight. As you stand back up, kick one leg out in front of you, then slowly bring back to the floor as you stand straight up. Repeat on other side.</span></div> <span style="color: #666666;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Reverse Leg Lifts </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Lay down on your stomach on a bench or table, with legs hanging off from the hips down. Squeeze stomach, butt and back as you lift legs as high as you can, then lower slowly down. For a bum toning exercise that really burns, hold your legs at the top for 5 seconds before lowering back down. </span></span></div> <span style="color: #666666;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Chair Marches </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Stand with feet shoulder width apart, facing a bench or strong chair. Lift and bend right knee until it is hip height, then place foot on bench in front. Stand up on right leg on bench, squeeze glutes, then lower back down to both feet on the floor. Repeat on other leg.  </span></span></div> <span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 4pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do these bum toning exercises regularly to lift and tighten your booty so you look great in that bikini and sunshine. You will thank yourself later for what you put into it TODAY!  </span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>

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Bum Toning Exercises To Lift and Tighten

So, maybe it’s that time of year where you don’t put on the swimsuit as often and you don’t pay as much attention to bum toning exercises...

Quick Workouts: Great Leg Workouts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">What’s better than great leg workouts? Only the feeling of knowing how great your legs look! I love how these exercises work my leg muscles and it doesn’t take too much out of the day. Great leg workouts are awesome if you can fit in 2 per week - the one below is pretty short but intense, try it out for yourself!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HR0bnwmxYkSg2D1VVZzo02qRsjJM3jWsYh8FoSZpBA_eOkIoPz4GSTZT1AFpZfz4bBgnN7bVcp2mYcWid_6I8Nwy0ZZDwKxi9rOiC2U-r_5jqv170lZoTQ2YTZSGloIEUcuBHNMORyR_/s1600/9-18-2014_eliteworkoutautumn_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HR0bnwmxYkSg2D1VVZzo02qRsjJM3jWsYh8FoSZpBA_eOkIoPz4GSTZT1AFpZfz4bBgnN7bVcp2mYcWid_6I8Nwy0ZZDwKxi9rOiC2U-r_5jqv170lZoTQ2YTZSGloIEUcuBHNMORyR_/s1600/9-18-2014_eliteworkoutautumn_003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-11225b28-c3f6-ee48-dba6-73df95fdbd95" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chair Squat </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(10) - You can do this one in a workout, or anytime before you sit in a chair for great leg workouts throughout the day. Stand with feet shoulder width apart in front of a chair. Engage leg and core muscles and start to sit down with chest up, but stop two inches before the chair and hold for 10 seconds and stand back up.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chair Leg Lifts</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (10) - Great leg workouts don’t require more than a chair for some of the moves! For this move, stand facing the chair and put your right leg on the chair. Both legs should be straight and all the weight should be on your left leg. Lift right leg up above the height of the chair back and hold for 10 seconds, then lower back down. Repeat with other leg.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Squat Jumps </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(50) - Stand with feet shoulder width apart. Keep chest up and squeeze core while squatting ⅔ of the way to the floor, hold for 1 second. Then stand all the way up and jump as high you can. When you land, go straight into the next squat - try to push through your toes to get the full extension as you jump in this move. The key to great leg workouts is to push it!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lunge to Kick </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(20) - Step into a deep lunge, make sure your front knee is not over your ankle in the lunge. As you stand up, swing your back leg forward into a kick and then step forward into the other leg lunge. For an added challenge, you can add ankle weights and hold your leg in the kick position for 5 seconds each time.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seated Leg Lifts</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (20) - Sit in a straddle. Put your hands on the floor on either side of the right knee. Without moving your hands or upper body, lift your right leg as high as you can and lower back down slowly. Repeat on left side and add ankle weights for intensity. Remember, great leg workouts are about making the muscles work, so make sure to engage the leg muscles with each move.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heel Pulls</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (30) - With ankle weights on, lay on your stomach with legs straight out behind you. Bend leg and pull heel as close to your back as you can, then lower back slowly. Make sure to be squeezing core muscles and legs throughout this exercise. </span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Point Flexers</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (50) - Lay on back with feet straight up in the air and knees straight. Point right foot as much as you can and flex left foot as much as you can. Hold for 3 seconds, then switch and repeat. Great leg workouts use all kinds of leg muscles in different ways!</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heel raisers</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (30) - Stand straight up facing a wall so you can use the wall to balance. With feet together, lift heels up as high as you can, hold for 3 seconds, lower down and immediately lift back up. Do reps with your feet together, then stand on one foot and do each foot separately. To add intensity, stand on a stair and drop heel below the stair with each rep.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Toe Raisers</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (30) - Stand straight up facing wall. With feet together and legs squeezing straight, lift up the front of your feet so just your heels are on the floor. Remember to use the wall for balance but don’t put any pressure on the wall, your leg muscles should be doing all the work.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBry0JQ9eWFNUfuPQ2-VONLFwOz20LSV_dHII_y9fySuFZ_IDCzrBALM3MqX7PhfhnOHK856teS2uiE8eLsVf9wUbcZfnauC9zH3vrKSAXqNb3e632jkrd14O0iOe2A-7lHz-YQsTGByum/s1600/9-19-2014_sunriseworkoutautumn_020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBry0JQ9eWFNUfuPQ2-VONLFwOz20LSV_dHII_y9fySuFZ_IDCzrBALM3MqX7PhfhnOHK856teS2uiE8eLsVf9wUbcZfnauC9zH3vrKSAXqNb3e632jkrd14O0iOe2A-7lHz-YQsTGByum/s1600/9-19-2014_sunriseworkoutautumn_020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Great leg workouts are a great way to stay fit and will make activities like hiking and biking easier, so start with these leg exercises. I feel younger, healthier and stronger because of great leg workouts!</span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>

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Quick Workouts: Great Leg Workouts

What’s better than great leg workouts? Only the feeling of knowing how great your legs look! I love how these exercises work my leg muscl...