Sculpting strong, lean legs is not just aesthetically pleasing, it’s a slam-dunk from a fitness perspective. Your legs are the longest limb and house the largest muscles in the body. Why is that important to you? Because larger muscles burn more fat than do smaller muscles – and they burn fat over your entire body, not just the legs. Therefore you get a greater ROI by increasing muscle mass in those gorgeous legs!
The glamour muscles of the legs are the hamstrings, quadriceps, calves and glutes. I include glutes because #1, they’re attached to the legs and #2 exercises that work the leg muscles also work the glutes. And lets face it. The glutes may arguably be the most important glamour muscle. Butt augmentation increased 43% from 2010 to 2011 – the highest increase among all cosmetic procedures. Need I say more?
Ok, I digress. Back to the lecture at hand – how to get leg-a-licious in 5 simple moves. Here are my top 5 exercises for sculpting strong, lean legs at home: