How about a challenge that works the legs and Butt?
Warm up for a few minutes with jumping jacks and some run in place butt kickers and/or high knees.
Ready? Lets roll—> 3 exercises, 1 minutes each. Repeat the set of three, 4 times!
Squats
1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, tighten abs.
2. Slowly lower into a squat sitting back on your heels, keeping chest up and shoulders back. Stay above 90 degrees, keeping knees behind the toes. Rise up slowly and repeat, continue for one minute.
Tip:Put a chair behind you and perform a sit motion, if you can pull up before sitting.
Frog Hops*
1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Lower into a squat,your back straight and feet on the floor.
2. Raise up your toes and hop forward two times while maintaining your squat position, now backwards two times. Repeat and continue for one minute.
Lunges
1. Stand with your feet shoulder- width apart.
2. Lunge forward with your left leg. Keeping right knee from touching the ground, push back to start.
3. Switch legs and do the same motion. Continue for one minute.
Tip: Inhale down, exhale up.
Stretch afterwards and modify by reducing time if necessary.
*If you have bad knees avoid the jump and replace with step forward while in a squat position.Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, laziness, lack of ambition and fat.
36 users commented in " Leg & Butt Challenge "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI’m laughing at the frogs, because my niece, Emma G, and I do them every time we see eachother. Mark, you have my word, I will do this challenge THIS afternoon. Peace! Rosy
@Rosy, I know you will…good luck!
Lunges…my nemesis! I guess that means I “should” tackle this one…grrrr.
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@Lance, a good burn as well! π
I’m making my 10-year-old do this one with me. When we merrily go frog-hopping around the house, I can’t wait to see the look on my 15-year-old’s face!
@Pamela, a kodak moment indeed! π
The frog hop sounds like a good cardio burst. I’ll be at the gym so I might not do it. I feel so dorky sometimes because I’m conscious of the things I do and don’t want others to think I look funny when I do my workout. But I’ll definitely be doing lunges and squats!
@Girl on Top, if it is too easy hold some weights! π
You are a tough trainer! If I continue to do your challenges, can I have a nap challenge as a reward?
@Dr. J, for some reason I think this challenge wouldn’t slow you down much! π
Frog hops look fun! I’m gonna try those babies!
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@Marcy, hope you hate er I mean like them! π
I already do a bunch of these though you’ve given some good pointers as usual and I’m up to the challenge except the frog hop. Ouch.
@POD, Go get em! π
Good quote. Right to the point.
Thanks
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@Dr. Hubbard, I thought so too!
Squats and lunges I do. Frog hops I will have to add. I confess, I have a tendency to avoid anything vaguely plyometric…
@tfh, Do what you can… π
I do those lunges their killers
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@suzie, they are!
I challenged my legs and butt last night going up steps near my house……….over and over again. When it’s 35 degrees out warming up the body is a good thing!
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@Annette, Warming up is good….great job!
love the squats and lunges…I’ve never tried the frog hops but I will give them a try!
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@Blake, Hope you love/hate them as much as I do!
I will give these a try! Thanks!
@KK, Good luck!
There are those darn lunges again, lol. This seems pretty doable, but since I’m in the office and don’t want to send rubmles along the floor, I’ll just do the squats. I actually LOVE squats.
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@Mamasphere, Squats are good! π
I need this! Thanks Mark!
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@KH, Thank you!
I love ANYTHING that works my legs and butt! That burning feeling in those lower muscles definitely puts a smile on my face! Awesome post!
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@Liz, I do too….thanks!
I’m at the coffee shop right now, so I think I’ll wait until I get home before I begin this challenge. Thanks!
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@Stacey, you would create a crowd at the shop? π
Squats are a great way to strengthen you legs, especially the quads. Just need to make sure that the knees are aligned with the toes. π
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@Talli, Very true! Thanks!
ahhh my nemesis exercises.
@Miz, oh exercise…. π
The exercises we hate the most our usually our weaknesses.
I suppose that means we have to do them often!
Can I make frog noise as I hop, pleeeze?!
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@christine, please do!
Awesome quote!
I was doing all these this morning, they’re super! I also really like static squats (and by “like” I mean “find to be killer”) while holding weights.
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@sagan, weights are a nice addition!
All these leg exercises are pretty good but it’s tiring for me.
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@Fruity, They can be tiring! π
These are great! Works exactly the places I tend to carry extra weight!
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@kaibigan7, Thanks for your feedback!
OOO how I love me some squats! I wish I had a BUTT, I feal like the more I work it out the more it goes away!
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@bobbi, squats are awesome!
Whew!! Great tips!
@Tipper, thanks!
On my new journey I have added this into my exercise routine. The squats I am feeling…even as I sit and blog.
@cricket, great idea! π