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2. The best exercises to tone your legs – no weights required

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   Lift your left leg straight back while you contract the glute, raising it to about a 45-degree angle from the standing leg. Slowly lower the leg back down and perform 10 reps on this side.

3. The Best Leg Exercises to Build a Stronger, More Muscular ...

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   Barbell Deadlift. Why: Consider this the king of all posterior chain-focused exercises, and a great way to pack muscle onto your entire body. Whether you’re doing it sumo style or conventionally ...

4. What standing on 1 leg says about your health - AOL

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   Read on for simple exercises to strengthen that skill and help you embrace your inner flamingo. What standing on 1 leg says about your health. In a new study just released in PLOS One, researchers ...

5. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   Dumbbell single-leg standing calf raise. The standing calf raise is performed by plantarflexing the feet to lift the body. If a weight is used, then it rests upon the shoulders, or is held in the hand(s). This is an isolation exercise for the calves; it particularly emphasises the gastrocnemius muscle, and recruits the soleus muscle. [6] Equipment

6. The 10 Best 'Leg Day' Exercises, According to a Trainer - AOL

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   Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!Squats, deadlifts, leg press, and walking lunges are just some of the go-to exercises you might perform during your leg workouts. While these staple ...

7. Closed kinetic chain exercises - Wikipedia

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   Closed chain exercises are often compound movements, that generally incur compressive forces, while open-chain exercises are often isolation movements that promote more shearing forces. [ 1 ] CKC exercises involve more than one muscle group and joint simultaneously rather than concentrating solely on one, as many OKC exercises do (single-joint ...

8. Calf raises - Wikipedia

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   The exercise is performed from a seated position while the weight rests on the upper leg, just above the knee. The person engaged in this exercise lifts the weight by pushing down on the balls of the feet. [1] Due to the discomfort of higher weights on a bar, barbells used for seated calf raises are frequently padded or wrapped in a towel.

9. How to get a full-body workout at home without any equipment

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   Standing leg lift to the back Stand upright on your right leg with your left leg pointed back. Pull your navel in toward your spine and lift your straight left leg up behind you to work the glute.