Leg Strength Training Exercise for Women

By Aditi | September 8, 2010 8:03 am |
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Exercise of the Week

Not just men, even women can be strong, provided they indulge in some strength training exercises on a regular basis. There are a variety of strength training exercises especially designed for women. Check out some of the best leg strength training exercises for women.

Go for Quadriceps strengthening that include your upper leg and thighs. In this exercise, you need to run stretching the front of your thigh and ending the stretch on your knee joint. Jumping, climbing, pedaling and running are all forms of Quadriceps strengthening exercises.

Also, pay attention to strengthening your calves by standing tall hold a pole for support. Then, raise yourself on your toes putting stretch on your leg calves for at least a minute. Repeat the exercise for at least 10 times.

Hamstrings is another part of the leg that needs to be strengthen properly. These are actually group of muscles on the backside of your legs. For strengthening this part of your leg, you need to run and walk briskly.

You must also put focus on strengthening Anterior Tibialis of your legs. These are small muscle group on the front side of your lower leg. To make this part strong, you need to run, jump and flex your feet forward and backward.

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Leg Strength Training Exercise for Women

  • jump program | September 8th, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    Goodjob for the article. Women should not exercise intensely. All they need to do is to condition themselves except to woman athletes.

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