When a woman puts on a pair of shorts or a skirt, they are aware
of the fact that people will be looking at their legs. Statistics show,
91 percent of women want to have better looking legs, but when they
think of building muscular legs and calves, they think they will end up
looking like a body builder.In actuality, a woman cannot "bulk up" like a man does. A woman can follow a body builders routine but, because of her hormones, she is less likely to look like one. Being muscular for a woman is being defined and toned.
Building muscular legs and calves is not that hard to get. With a few simple exercises done daily, a woman can have those defined, toned legs. These exercises are strength or resistance type, to help build up the thigh and calf muscles. They only take a few minutes a day, while some can be done while doing other daily things. All the exercises that are being mentioned, can be done at the home, when you have 5 minutes to spare.
Make sure that you stretch your legs before doing any vigorous exercise. You want to stretch your hamstrings, quads, calves, glutes and lower back. If you don't stretch properly, you can injure yourself and put yourself in pain for months.
One of the exercises that can be done is a hamstring exercise called Touch Your Toes. This not only works your hamstrings but also your lower back. Start by standing up straight with your butt squeezed. Bend at the hips and reach for your toes. Make sure that you keep your back straight. Lift back up to the starting place. Then start all over again. Do 15 of these in a set, rest for 30 seconds, and start another set. Do three sets. If you want you can hold a weight and lower it to the ground each time. Start with a light weight than move up as it gets easier.
This next exercise will tone the quads or your front thigh muscles. It is called The Invisible Chair. Put your back against the wall. Lower down like you are going to sit in a chair. When you get in your chair position, hold it for 30 seconds, then raise up to the starting point. Do 3 sets of 10, resting for 30 seconds between sets. This is an easy one to do and can be done in five minutes of spare time.
This one will tone up those jiggly inner thighs. It's called Straight Leg Squeezes. You need an exercise ball or you can use some puffy pillows. Lie on the floor on your back. Raise your legs to hold the ball or pillows off the floor. Place the ball or pillows down by your feet, then squeeze with your feet as hard as you can, and hold it for 2 seconds. Make sure your focus on isolating your inner thighs with this one. Do this 20 times for a set, and do 3 sets.
Calf Raises. This last one will work your calf muscle. Take your exercise step or even just a block of wood, stand on it with your heels over the edge. Extend up on your toes, then lower down where your heels are below your toes. You can do 3 sets of 15 with 30 seconds of rest between sets.
You can do all these exercises within 30 minutes or when you have the spare time. And by doing these exercises every day, in a short time you will have those muscular legs and calves you're looking for.
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