What is the best legs workout?

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What is the best legs workout?

Leg exercises work for your core muscles, improve your balance, and grant you the added benefits of things like grip strength.

These are The Best Legs Workout:

Leg Press:

• Using a leg press machine, sit down on the machine and place your legs on the platform directly in front of you at a medium (shoulder width) foot stance.
• Lower the safety bars holding the weighted platform in place and press the platform all the way up until your legs are fully extended in front of you. Tip: Make sure that you do not lock your knees. Your torso and the legs should make a perfect 90-degree angle. This will be your starting position.
• As you inhale, slowly lower the platform until your upper and lower legs make a 90-degree angle.
• Pushing mainly with the heels of your feet and using the quadriceps go back to the starting position as you exhale.
• Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions and ensure to lock the safety pins properly once you are done. You do not want that platform falling on you fully loaded.

Step-Up:

• To start, place your entire right foot onto the bench or chair. Press through your right heel as you step onto the bench, bringing your left foot to meet your left so you are standing on the bench.
• Return to the starting position by stepping down with the right foot, then the left so both feet are on the floor.
• Complete 15 steps leading with the left foot, then repeat another 15 steps leading with your left foot. Do three sets.

Walking Lunge:

• Stand tall with your feet hip distance apart. Take a large step forward with right foot and lower your body toward the floor. Both legs should be bent at a 90-degree angle at the bottom of the lunge.
• Push off left foot (back foot) so the left knee lifts up and you land with left foot in front, same bent knee position. Now push off the right foot, lift the right knee, and land with right foot in front, same body position. Continue to “walk” your lunge forward as far as you can go, then turn around and walk back.

Split Squat:

• Holding a dumbbell in each hand, step forward with one foot and rest your rear foot on an elevated platform or bench, top of the foot facing down.
• Bend your front knee to lower yourself, making sure that knee doesn’t track out ahead of your toes.
• When your knee joint forms at least a 90-degree angle, reverse the motion, driving through the heel of your forward foot to return to standing. Do not forcefully lock out the knee.