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Fitness – Lower Body Exercises

Skipping

Stand up as tall as you can.  Bring your right leg forward and up while driving off your left leg.  Swing your arms and make the movements nice and big.  Switch legs and repeat.

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Quad Stretch

Stand on your left leg and grab your right ankle directly behind you.  Keeping knees together, pull ankle towards your body really stretching out your thigh.  Make sure to keep your right knee facing straight down, don’t let it go out to the side.  Hold for 30-60 seconds then repeat with left leg.

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Plie

From a standing position, position your legs wider than hip-width apart with toes pointed out.  Lower into a squat position and hold.  Push up through your heels, squeezing your inner thighs, and push yourself back to standing.  Repeat

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Wall Sit

Stand with your back against a wall, feet shoulder-width apart about two feet from the wall.  Slowly slide your back down the wall until your thighs are parallel to the ground.  Your knees should be directly over your ankles.  Pressing your back into the wall, hold for up to 60 seconds keeping your hands up and off of your legs.

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Single Leg Stand with Abduction

Standing tall and keeping abs tight, place hands on hips and look straight ahead. Lift one foot slightly off the ground and extend out to the side.  Slowly lower leg to starting position and repeat.

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Single Leg Reach

Stand on your left foot with your knee slightly bent. Bending at the hips, extend your right leg back behind you and your right arm towards the ground in front of you. Touch the ground with the fingers on your right hand and come back up to balance on your left leg. Do all repetitions on one side before switching legs.

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Lunges

Step left foot out in front of you and lower your body toward the ground to form a right angle as shown above. Your right knee should come within about an inch from the ground. Make sure to keep head and shoulders upright. Pause for one second, then push up to starting position and repeat. Do all reps on one side before switching legs.

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