The Secret of Slim Legs

The long-awaited spring has finally arrived, the time of love, blossoms, temptations, the time of slender women's legs and revealing outfits. How you want to quickly plunge into this spring whirlwind, take your favorite miniskirt or tight short dress out of the closet and drive all the men in the world crazy. I want to shake off winter fatigue along with my heavy clothes, feel lightness, a surge of new strength, new plans and the brightest and boldest hopes for the future.

But then you take a critical look in the mirror and involuntarily remember Pushkin’s complaints that in all of Russia you can hardly find two whole pairs of slender women’s legs.

Dear ladies, if wide trousers and a long skirt are firmly established in your wardrobe, if you want to quote Bryusov’s pathetic line to yourself: “Oh, cover your pale legs!”, then it’s time to challenge the sarcastic classics and come to grips with the beauty of your legs and buttocks .

Only this time “starvation” diets will not help you. In order for your legs to become toned and slender, you will have to work a little, and we will help you understand the whole variety of physical exercises, highlighting the most effective and efficient ones, which will certainly be crowned with success.

Let's start with lunges. This exercise is traditionally considered one of the best for those who want to get in shape and tighten the muscles of their legs and buttocks.

The most important thing in performing this exercise, as well as any other, is the correct technique. So let's get started:

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, feet parallel. With your right or left foot, take a wide step back so far that then, lowering to your knee, you can fix a right angle between the shin and thigh of both the right and left legs.

When rising, do not fully straighten your front leg; keep your torso straight, allowing a slight natural lean forward. The arms move freely, helping to maintain balance.

The optimal number of repetitions is two sets of 10-20 lunges on each leg.

When performing this exercise, it is not enough to simply stand up. You will achieve the best result only if you put in maximum effort, consciously straining the working muscles and directing all your energy to perform the exercise. It is better to adjust your breathing to your movements: on the rise, exhale.

Of course, you will want to know when your legs will begin to take on the desired shape. Well, if in winter there was no time for physical education, then the first achievements will become noticeable after half a month, provided that you perform this exercise three times a week. Think about it, half a month is just 15 days or almost two weeks. Agree that this is not such a long period of time on the path of your miraculous transformation into a goddess.

And one more recommendation: you shouldn’t give it 100%, squeezing the last juice out of yourself, otherwise the reward for your excessive efforts will be muscle pain and fatigue.

Beauty is work. And we would not advise you to stop there and soon return to the notorious robes. Therefore, after the first introductory period, feel free to proceed to the training phase, which includes 1 warm-up set - approximately 15 repetitions on both legs - and 3 sets of 15-20 lunges.

It is more effective to perform approaches with the right and then with the left foot.

It is very important to learn to listen to your feelings. During the last repetitions, sensations of warmth, burning, tingling in the muscles appear, but not pain! You shouldn’t force things by enduring torment and overcoming yourself. Your exercises should bring you, first of all, joy and a surge of energy.

We wish you success in your studies, beauty and good spirits. After all, a good mood and a smile, self-satisfaction are the key to your success, charm and charm. And forward towards spring!

Article kindly provided by the Russian Aerobics Federation
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