| Today there are a variety of people who are | | | | by standing upright, then you lunge forward with |
| working out to make sure that they look great, | | | | one leg, but you don't let your knee go further |
| but many people forget about their legs. They | | | | than your toe. Then when you get to the bottom |
| either don't give much of an effort when working | | | | of the lunge, you use the back leg to get back to |
| on their legs or the totally skip training them | | | | the standing position. For starters, it is best to do |
| altogether. This can make the body end up | | | | it without weights, but once you get the hand of |
| looking disproportioned and give people legs that | | | | it, it can be done with weights as well for even |
| are often called "chicken legs." However, it is | | | | better results. |
| possible to learn how to build and sculpt your legs | | | | Exercise #4 - Dead Lifts - While this exercise can |
| using special exercises that are designed to help | | | | be great for the entire body, you'll find that it |
| target your legs. They'll help you burn more | | | | works out your hamstrings and quads especially. |
| calories, you'll build muscle, and you'll end up with | | | | Basically this is an exercise where you are going |
| strong and nicely sculpted legs. If you want to | | | | to need a loaded barbell. You take the barbell and |
| develop the entire leg, you'll need to train the | | | | you lift it off of the ground from a squat, bent |
| thighs, hamstrings, and the calf muscles. So, here | | | | over positions. It is definitely not an easy |
| are a few of the top exercises for legs that can | | | | exercise, and it also helps you build not only your |
| help you to build up and sculpt your legs so they | | | | legs, but your back, buttocks, and even your |
| look great. | | | | arms and shoulders. |
| Tip - One of the fastest ways to lose unwanted | | | | Exercise #5 - Lying Leg Curls - Lying leg curls are |
| weight and belly fat is to gain metabolism raising | | | | excellent for working and sculpting your legs as |
| muscle on your legs. | | | | well. Usually they are done on a machine, but they |
| Exercise #1 - Squats - Squats are a great | | | | can be done without a weight machine as well. If |
| exercise to use on your legs and they will help | | | | you're doing them without weights, you'll want to |
| you to tone up your thighs, on the inside and the | | | | lie face down with your legs straight out behind |
| outside, as well as your buttocks. Squats can be | | | | you, keeping your hips on the floor. Then you'll |
| done with or without weights. Basically to do | | | | bend your needs and curl your legs towards your |
| them without weights, you stand with your feet | | | | buttocks and then release your legs back to the |
| about shoulder width apart and then you lower | | | | starting position. It can also be done with a weight |
| yourself as if you were going to sit down into a | | | | machine, adding weights to the same movement |
| chair until you have your thighs so they are | | | | to further strengthen your hamstrings. |
| parallel to the floor. Then you need to go back up | | | | Exercise #6 - Calf Raises - Of course there are |
| into the standing position. You should start out | | | | many people who forget about their calves, but |
| without any weights, and then later you can add | | | | you'll want to make sure that you build and sculpt |
| weights if they become easy for you. | | | | your calve muscles as well, and calf raises are the |
| Exercise #2 - Leg Presses - Leg presses are also | | | | perfect exercise to do so. Calf raises are easy to |
| great exercises for helping to build your legs and | | | | do. All you need is something that is a bit raised, |
| sculpt them as well. This exercise is done by | | | | such as some blocks, stairs, or you can even do |
| pushing weights away from you just using your | | | | them right on the floor. Make sure that your feet |
| legs. It helps to work out your hamstrings and | | | | are a bit apart and then try to let your heels |
| your quadriceps as well as your buttocks. | | | | down so you get a stretch, then rise up all the |
| Exercise #3 - Walking Lunges - No doubt you've | | | | way on to the balls of your feet and hold a few |
| heard of regular lunges, and the walking lunge is | | | | seconds until you feel the stretch. Do 10-20 reps |
| just a bit different. It is designed to work your | | | | to nicely sculpt your calve muscles. |
| quads, your hamstrings, and the thighs. You start | | | | |