At the time of writing this, summer is here! For some of us we may be away enjoying the beach, sun, sangria and sea, but for others we may be enjoying the good old British summer, which essentially means keeping hold of an umbrella just in case.

Well either way ideally we want to put away the trousers (Gents) and full length dresses (Ladies) and pull out the old favourite shorts and shorter skirts.

Lets show off those pins

Well if some of you are thinking I just haven’t got great legs and you are not confident enough to ‘get em out’ I am now going to focus on some good old fashioned leg exercises to build some solid strength from the ground up.

Over coming weeks I will introduce you to an all over leg workout to help create those luscious lean legs.

So how do we get started

Basic Squat.

1

Stand with your feet slightly wider than your hips and roughly in line with your shoulders with your toes pointing forwards. Take hold of each hand and out stretch the arms in front and in line with your chest. (This will help you balance when you bend).

2

From this position, keeping the back straight and head always looking up and out bend your legs and squat making sure you keep the line of your knees pointing the same way as your toes at all times. You should imagine sticking your bottom out and you should never let the knee be further forward than your toes. Squat down until your legs are at a 90 degree bend and NO FURTHER!

You can do this exercise to a count of…….. down two, up two, down two, up two.

Try doing as many as you can until you lose form. Once you start to lose correct technique (Form) you have reached your limit.

Progression

To add intensity to this exercise try holding in the squat position for a little longer each time you bend. For example, perform the exercise…..Down two, hold two, up two.

This exercise is for any fitness level and as you improve you can extend the time and or reps.

Just remember always start basic and perform with correct posture before progressing.

Good luck and catch you again soon for more Lean Legs Workouts.

Lee