by Liam Murphy,
published November 20, 2008
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n today’s competitive world where everyone’s striving to succeed and prove themselves better than others, it has become more than important to keep fit and healthy, which is a key to success. Keeping fit simply calls for regular work out sessions. But in our busy life, devoting much time to excising has evolved to be a great issue. However, in such a situation we can use the time when we are in office to exercise our legs, which is one of the most important parts of our body. This article will show you several leg exercises you can do at work.
What wheels are to cars; legs are to our body. So it is very important to take proper care of our legs in order to enhance our flexibility. Therefore, research has been put into this article on leg exercises that you can do sitting in office or home for their toning and healthy functioning:
Calf muscle exercise
You can easily do this exercise sitting at home or if possible at office. In order to perform this exercise you need to stand straight on the ground, lift your heels, and hold the position for about 20-30 seconds. The duration of holding the position differs from person to person depending on their toleration level. After about 30 seconds get back to your original position and repeat the same for 8-10 times. This exercise puts all the pressure on your calf muscles when you are standing on your toes. This exercise is very effective for the strengthening of your calf muscles.
Toe raise exercise
To perform this exercise you need to raise your toe and rest your heel. This particular leg workout helps to tone legs by stretching your heel and toe muscles. This exercise requires you to place your heel on the ground and raise your toe putting extras pressure on different muscles of your legs. Hold the position for 20-30 seconds and then come back to the original position and repeat the same for 8-10 times.
Toning of your Hamstring
This helps to strengthen your legs and increases your knee flexibility. To perform this exercise you need to carry dumbbells in your hand and do squats. However, not everyone has a set of dumbbells at work. No worries; you can use practically anything that has an appropriate weight which provides the resistance you need. This particular work out uses your body weigh along with the additional weight to make your legs stronger, which in turn helps in enhanced walking.
There are several different exercises for different parts of your body. The above-mentioned are a few leg exercises that are designed to strengthen your leg muscles and increase your flexibility. In recent times it has been observed that leg exercises have gained significant amount of importance as they are easy to perform, helps toning your legs and most importantly they can be easily performed sitting at home or office and does not require you to join a gym. Sounds good and easy, doesn’t it?
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