Staying at home has its perks. Keeping up a daily exercise routine may be easier when we're not speeding from one place to another. We've tried out a few leg workouts and here are our honest thoughts and recommendations:
While it's tempting to give in to full couch potato mode, spending a few hours a week to exercise has insurmountable benefits not only for physical health but mental wellness too. Depending on physical traits like age, height, weight, and even activity level, the best exercise routine for your body is one only you can discover through time.
Sources say that to keep healthy, 150 minutes of aerobic exercise weekly is ideal. This effort is best amplified with strength training (to build muscle) at least once or twice a week. To keep things simple, you may want to spot train per muscle group (legs, arms, abs, etc). This might also help curb fatigue and boredom when working out. Training different parts of your body per session allows you to carefully work up your resistance and try out different exercises every time.
For this edition of our Quarantine Routine: Home Workouts series, we round up a few tried and tested videos on Youtube that focus on legs. Check them out below:
1. Chloe Ting's Slim Thigh Challenge
This 15-minute workout by Chloe Ting is great as it's beginner-friendly but can also be levelled up by adding ankle weights. If you're not a fan of too much jumping around (who is, really?), try this out as it progresses with a few floor workouts and ends with a couple standing exercises. It's generally slow-paced so even if you're feeling particularly lethargic today, it's a video you can still power through with minimum effort.
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