Fitness and Exercise for Women - The Best Exercises for Shapely Legs

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Best Exercises for Shapely Legs

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The FIRM Classic Series Tapes

If I can recommend 4 steps to shapely legs, they would be:

* The Firm Total Body - Body Sculpting Basics with Susan Harris
* The FIRM Classic 'Vol 2 Low Impact Aerobics with Janet Jones
* The FIRM DVD Classic 'Vol. 3 Aerobic Weight Training with Sandahl Bergman
* The Firm: Total Body - Body Sculpting Basics with Susan Harris

These tapes combine a cardio workout with weights with lunges, squats and plyometric jumping. As someone who has been athletic for most of my life, nothing has given me faster results for toned and shapelier legs than The FIRM. The guarantee results within 10 workouts and they deliver. I give the FIRM so much praise because they take working out very seriously and the tapes work.

Over the years, I have recommended these tapes to friends and family who all became loyalists. I must say that their early tapes are the best. They are part of the FIRM Classic Series and I would urge you to try them out if you want to be have the best body that you have ever had!

The FIRM TransFIRMer System

The FIRM's ALL NEW system will help you sculpt muscles, burn fat and TransFIRM your entire body! This new 5-in-1 piece of equipment will add variety and brand-new moves to the tried-and-true FIRM foundation! The exercises will target places and muscles you never knew you had! The TransFIRMer was designed with multiple uses in mind and has five different configurations to take each workout to the next level. With brand-new choreography, this system can reshape your entire body, especially targeting the areas most women want to change - the backs of their thighs, hips, abs, and fanny! Imported.

The FIRM Wave

More recently, the FIRM has developed a new piece of equipment called the FIRM Wave. I ordered the WAVE and like the 14 inch step of stool that The FIRM introduced over 20 years ago, this also is very effective. You stand on the WAVE and rock back and forth, with a series of different moves. You feel the tension in your thighs and calves as you “ride the Wave.” The Wave comes with 3 DVDs: Ride the Wave, Speed Slimming Sculpt and Rock it Off!.

Step Aerobics

Step aerobics or step-up aerobics not only tones the legs, buttocks, and thighs but you also get a good cardio workout. Depending on the height of the stool, the workout can be either low or high impact. Also, the height determines which part of your body will receive the most emphasis. A 14-inch step up stool works wonders on your butt. It lifts your butt – which we all want, making your pants fit much better. A 4 - 8-inch stool focuses more on your legs and does not put as much stress on the buttocks as a higher stool.

Lunges

Lunges involve an extension of the leg to the back or front as you step out. It is the standing back up from the lunge that puts places the tension on the thigh and buttocks. Combining lunges and squats can create dramatic results.

Squats

Squats or deep knee bends are highly effective for toning the legs, hips and thighs. The downside to squats is that they can cause discomfort and even injury to those who have knee issues. If done properly and with consistency, you will begin to see definition and firming that will be very motivating.

Shape
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Speed Walking or Running

Runners are known for their well-toned and defined legs. Their legs tend to be slender yet muscular and they have minimum weight issues because speed walking and running burns hundreds of calories per hour.