San Antonio Personal Training

4/3/09

Do you ever notice that everytime you go into the gym, there are eight guys standing at the dumbbell rack doing bicep curls, but there is no one at the squat rack?

And women, don't think that ya'll are any better.  The treadmill may use your leg muscles but in most cases it is a cardiovascular/aerobic workout, not an anaerobic workout like squats or lunges.

It is easy to avoid working the legs.

Lets be honest, legs are a much more exhausting group of muscles to work than your arms, chest and back. 

BUT...the legs are so important to your overall physique that you are really hurting yourself if you are not working on them.

Just by working your legs you will increase your body's lean muscle mass significantly, thus improving your resting metabolic rate, which will allow you to burn more calories and thus more fat.  Additionally, most leg exercises, such as squats, deadlifts, lunges, box step-ups, etc force you to use muscles from your entire body.  By using multiple muscle groups at the same time you are burning a higher number of calories.

If you are serious about getting in shape, then get serious about working your legs!

Want to whip your legs in just a few minutes today? 

Then do these exercises:

2 sets of walking lunges (20/leg)

2 sets of squats (12reps)

2 sets of calf raises (12reps/leg)

2 sets of squat jumps (12reps)

Make sure that you are holding some heavy dumbbells during the walking lunges and you are using good form!  Use a barbell for the squats!

Make it a great day San Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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