I love writing about exercising. It then always makes me pull up my leggings and try out the exercises, test different positions, and finally get a workout on. Because, why not?
One of the most desired areas of a woman’s body to work on, besides the abs and the butt, is definitely the thighs. Here are a couple of simple moves that will strengthen and elongate those muscles and make your legs look even longer. You only need a little bit of space, and no other equipment than some water to keep you hydrated and a smile on that pretty face of yours to keep you moving.
Do you know that working out for only a couple of minutes a day and setting healthy routines help you work towards your fitness goals? Of course, that alongside it all, you keep a healthy diet, including small indulgences in between. By working out, I also mean walking and stretching. That count as well. When you do feel ready to kick things in gear, here’s how you can start.
I’m not particularly in love with the idea of starting things full-on. But sometimes, you need a little extra oomph to get the blood flowing. For those times, here are jump crunches.
- Kick yourself off the ground, bending your knees towards the chest as high as you can. Help yourself with an elongated arm movement that brings them forward to the side of your hips. When you land back, be gentle and land on your toes first before sticking the heels to the ground as well. Alternatively, you can always do simple squats to prevent your knees from hurting. It’s a cardio-less intensive exercise. Therefore, go for a couple more repetitions.
- The next exercise might look like one big session of rest. Lay on the ground on one side. Bring the top leg over the knee of the bottom leg. The bottom arm should be rested, supporting your head. The top arm can be on your hips or holding the ankles on your top leg. Now, lift your bottom leg a couple of inches off the ground and hover above it in simple pulsing moves.
From this same position, extend your bottom leg, do an up and down movement parallel to this leg with the top leg.
Then, bend your bottom leg as well and touch your knees and then your ankles. Repeat this move a good ten times; you’ll feel the burn in your butt. It is a small muscle that you can hit it so well with this one simple move.
- Then, place yourself in a tabletop position. Extend one leg back and lift it up and down. Bend the lifted leg up towards the sky. Bring the knee to the one placed on the ground and then back. Now move in a raising-the-roof motion. From this same position, lift the leg to the side in a fire hydrant. Keep your chest open and your arms firmly on the ground and gaze a couple of inches to the front of your arms. Don’t forget to repeat the same sequence on the other leg to look and feel balanced.
Enjoy! I know this couple of simple moves kick start any of my other activities or tasks that I need to tackle afterward.
