Toning the legs

[roxywen]

Im really looking into toning my legs. I really want to target my hamstrings but dont know the types of exercises out there that are the best. I was doing leg curls ( hamstring curls) last week and for some reason i was feeling it in my calves O_o, i made sure my form was right but still.

what i usually do for legs, is lots of squats, lunges with weights, hack squats,etc and running or jump rope on cardio days

[Sportsmedjosh]

I personally think that multi jointed exercise such as lunges squats are the best for really developing overall leg hypertrophy. The big thing with these sorts of exercises are form. Keep the amount of time it takes you to go from the starting position to the lowering position about 3 seconds and have a nice slight pause once you reach the lowered position. Just with any type of exercise control is key, you should really be able to control any weight with any exercise you do. You might also want to look into some ball exercises.

Currently we're under taking a project to compile a large amount of exercises into a database which will show exercises for each body part in a database which members can browse through. I'll keep you updated about this.

[LoveGuinness]

walk in high heels for at least a mile a day.

tons of squats and lunges

you can do stadium runs if you want.

[desperate housewife]

you can try doing what is called an extended curtsey.

Start with your hands on your hips and your feet shoulder width apart.

Cross the RIGHT leg behind the LEFT.

Dip down and LIFT up the RIGHT leg and extend it out to your right side holding it out in an extended position for 10 seconds.

Do 3 sets of 20. Repeat crossing the left leg behind the right.

[roxywen]

Thanks! im going to incorporate that into my leg workout this week :-D