Exercising in the morning gives you energy, but if you don’t have time for a lot of exercise, there are some select exercises you can do to wake up your body and have energy throughout the day.
These exercises specifically work the legs, to tone our muscles and prevent cellulite and other defects from appearing.
Exercises to tone the legs
First of all, it is very important to warm up and stretch to avoid possible injuries. In addition, it is recommended to relax at the end of the exercises.
1. Squats
This is one of the best exercises to strengthen your legs at home because, in addition to being very easy, it is also very effective.
Starting position: stand upright with your back and head straight and your legs apart, as wide apart as possible, without damaging your body, of course.
Second position: inhale, slightly bend your knees and simulate that you are going to sit, forming a 90 degree angle. Return to your starting position and perform 12 to 15 repetitions, in 3 complete sessions.
2. Side lunges
We start standing, hands clasped, in front, and move one leg to the side, and bend over trying to squat, taking the weight on one leg. We return to the original position, and now we open our legs again and execute the same movement on the other side. That would be a repeat. We will perform 12 to 15 repetitions, in 3 complete sessions.
3. Alternating lunges
The starting position is squatting with the hands positioned on the hips. He advances one leg and the other, alternately. Keep in mind that the leg that is raised must not exceed a 90 degree angle.
It is a perfect exercise to strengthen the legs, and tone the thighs if you are constant. The recommended are two series of fourteen repetitions. You can alternate the stretching of the leg with the contraction of the same, keeping the thigh parallel to the trunk.
4. Glute kick
All you need to do is place your body weight on your forearms, knees, and toes, keeping your back straight, and then lift your bent right leg toward the ceiling.
Go down little by little, repeat the movement with the other leg and replicate until completing 3 series of 12 lifts per leg. You can add a band to increase resistance.
5. Lateral raise
Lying on the floor and with your legs together, raise one of your legs until you feel the effort of the elastic band and bring your leg back down. The garter should be above your knees. Do 15 repetitions on each side and repeat two more times.