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To finish off our month-long Lower Body Burn training, join me to lengthen and stretch your hardworking muscles! Try to clear your mind and focus on relaxing and celebrating all the strength you’ve gained during the past four weeks :)
In case you missed them (or want to try them again!), here are the lower body blast strength videos:
These are a few of my favorite stretches. Do you have any choice yoga poses or stretch moves? Do tell!
Call this the “take a seat” workout! Well, more like the grab a chair. You won’t be spending too much time in the seat, but it is a great tool for this lower body strength session!
A couple variation tips: feel free to use a weight bench and bar/wall in place of the chair if you’re at the gym without a chair nearby. And when the first sit-to-stand moves becomes too easy, grab a dumbbell or medicine ball to hold for added resistance!
When you really start to feel the burn in your hips, thighs and glutes during these, the last set of strength moves in the lower body burn series, think about all the great muscle sculpting you’re accomplishing! As one fitness class leader said this weekend at Fibloggin (more to come about that!), “Smiling burns more calories, right?” :D
See you next Tuesday to stretch out those hard working and toned gams!
I have to know: which was your favorite lower body burn series?
- Video 1: Stability Ball?
- Video 2: Ankle Weights?
- Or the current, video 3: chair?
For the next edition of Lower Body Burn (try part 1 here!), grab a set of ankle weights if you have them. If not, feel free to give the moves a shot with no equipment—you’ll still feel the burn :) Target your hips, glutes, quads and hamstrings with these fantastic moves done on all fours!
This video is a bit longer, but completely worth it for a toned lower half. It’s important to keep your core tight and braced to protect your lower back and ensure good form.
So hit the floor and get ready to challenge your large muscle groups!
Introducing Lower Body Burn, Part 1!
One of my YouTube video viewers requested more lower body strength moves, so I decided to create a month-long series dedicated to just that—the legs and glutes. It’s like a lower body strength DVD for free! Hey Acacia, Lionsgate, Anchor Bay…I’m free if you’re looking for new fitness DVD hosts ;)
Let’s get to work on the first segment! Grab a stability ball or a chair/step/bench and get ready to tackle week one’s Lower Body Burn moves. If you don’t have a stability ball, try using a towel on a hard floor or a couple paper plates on a carpeted floor during the roll-in move.
Try these exercises out and don’t forget to come back next week for the next edition with added resistance!
