The Hot Legs Workout: Exercises for Your Legs, Butt, and Thighs

Get Great Legs in 3 Moves: Leg Exercises for Your Fitness Level Beginner Move 1 Chair Bump Squat Targets: Hips, glutes, quads Stand about 1 foot away from chair with your back facing the seat, knees slightly bent. (Our athlete model, Muriel, loves running, swimming, cycling, and doing yoga.) What do you think of this story? Beginner Move 2 Standing Hip Flexion Plus Extension Targets: Core, hip flexors, hamstrings Stand with right foot on a phone book, keeping left foot above floor, right leg straight and left foot flexed. Beginner Move 3 Standing Hip Abduction Targets: Core, hip abductors Stand with right foot on a phone book, keeping left foot above floor and right knee slightly bent. Intermediate Move 1 Seated One-Legged Squat Sit on chair, with left foot on floor and right foot elevated. Intermediate Move 2 Step-Up Plus Knee Lift Targets: Core, hip flexors, glutes, quads Stand beside chair, with legs about hip-width apart and knees slightly bent. Intermediate Move 3 Alternating Lateral Step-Up Targets: Hip abductors/adductors, glutes, quads, calves