Guide to Leg Exercises
Exercising Leg, Butt, Thigh and Calf Muscles
The leg, particularly the thigh area, is
a problem area for many women. Women accumulate fat in the lower body
around the butt, hips and thighs. Leg muscles that need to be toned and
stretched include the calf, the quadricpes at the front of the thigh,
the hamstrings which is the muscles on the back of the thigh, the abductors
which are on the outside of the thigh and the adductors, the inner thigh.
Good Leg Exercises
If you are reasonably active in your day
to day life you will use a number of your leg muscles. However, if you
are inactive, then walking, jogging, running, walking on a treadmill,
bicycling are all good activities to build and tone leg muscles.
Thigh Leg Muscles
The thighs are made up of a group of muscles
called the quadriceps - or more commonly called "quads". The
inner thigh muscles include adductor longus, satorius and
gracillis. The adductor longus is the largest of these muscles.
The largest muscle on the front thighs
is the rectus femoris, the big muscle that runs down the center
of the thigh. The vastus lateralis is a large muscle running down
the outer thigh and the vastus medialis is a smaller muscle just
above the knee. The adductor magnus is an inner thigh muscle at
the center-back of the thigh. This muscle is not used very much in our
normal daily activity and need to be worked on to tighten and tone the
inner thigh.
Hamstring Muscles
The hamstring or hamstrings is a group
of three big muscles that run down the back of the thigh. These muscles
are called the biceps femoris, vastus latoralis and the
semimembranous.
Calf Muscles
The calf muscles are made up of a group of
three very strong muscles, the tibialis anterior, the gastrocnemius
and the soleus.
List of Fitness Exercises
Abdominal
Exercises
Upper Abdominal Curl - Knee
Abdominal Crunches - Abdominal Tilt
Lower Abdominal Pelvic Tilt - Side
Abdominal Lift
Back Exercises - Knee
Squeezes - Upper Back Curl - Spinal
Twist
Butt Exercises - Butt
Crossovers - Butt Raises - Butt
Lifts - Pelvic Lift
Push Up Exercises - Simple
Push-Ups - Advanced Push-Ups
Stretches - Ab
Stretch - Butt Stretch - Hip
- Groin - Hamstring
Thigh Exercises - Hamstring
- Thigh Crunch - Thigh
Squeeze - Crossover
Quadriceps Exercises - Quads
Extensions - Quads Lunges - Quads
Squats
Squats Exercises - Squat
Exercise - Wall Squats Exercises
Leg Exercises - Leg
Stretch - Back Leg Stretch - Side
Leg Stretch
Crunches - Upper
Ab Crunch - Lower Ab Crunch - Side
Ab Crunch
Curls Exercises - Ab
Curl Exercise - Lower Ab Curl - Side
Curls
Sit Up Exercises - Sit-Ups
- Extended Arm Sit-Ups - Folded-Arm
Sit-Ups
Leg Raise Exercises
Lying - Standing
- Side Leg - Back
Leg - Double Leg - Knee
Raise
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