The Edge Fitness Shows You The Best Exercise For The Summer Legs You Want

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This exercise is a great way to strengthen your legs without putting a lot of stress on your back. Position your shoulders under the shoulder pads and press back against the back pad.  Place your feet on the platform shoulder-width apart.  Extend your hips and knees and release the safety lever. Flex your hips and knees and descend until the knees are just short of a complete flexion.  Raise the sled by extending the knees and hips.

The leg extension specifically targets one muscle group, the quadriceps.  It is also a great knee-strengthening exercise.  It is important to maintain correct posture while seated at the machine.  Keep your back flush with the back pad. Tighten you abdominal muscles, bend your knees, and keep your chest out.  Push the weight up making sure to focus on using your quadriceps.  Stop right before your leg is fully extended and reverse the motion back down.

This exercise is great for shaping and strengthening the inner thigh muscles.  Sit with correct posture in the machine with your legs outside of the side pads and place heels on the foot bars.  Release the lever-brace to position your legs together and then put the lever into the locked position. Push the weight by moving your legs together.  Return your legs back to start position and repeat.

This trains the abdominal muscles to support and stabilize your trunk while the arms and legs are in motion.  Lie on your back and bend your knees, bringing in your shins and making them parallel  with the floor. Grab your left shin with both arms while extending your right leg at a 45 degree angle.  Bring extended leg back in to original position, shins parallel with floor.  Repeat using opposite shin and leg.

Stretching the spine vertebra is very important for improving posture. No slouching! Sit tall with your feet stretched out in front of you. Your legs should be slighter wider than your shoulders.  Put your arms out in front of you with your palms facing downward.  Exhale and roll your back down while stretching your hands towards your feet.  Inhale while rolling up your lower back, mid-back, upper back, and then finally neck and head.

The scissor exercise is a great way to tone legs and thighs while working your abdominal muscles.  Lie on your back with your feet pointing forward. Lift your right leg up to a 90 degree angle keeping your legs straight and toes pointed. Alternate legs quickly. Make sure to inhale and exhale as you move your right leg towards your head and your left leg to the floor.