Having strong leg muscles benefits your life. From walking and running to climbing stairs, kneeiing and lifting thiings from the floor - even standing - we use our legs for all these activities, and strengthening them can only make our life easier.
2. BOOST YOUR METABOLISM
Your leg muscles are the biggest in your body so need more blood. Exercising your quads, hamstrings, calves and glutes forces your heart to pump new blood to the lower limbs, kick-starting your metabolism and encouraging your body to burn more calories.
3. MELT FAT FASTER
Training your legs requires multi-joint exercises - for example during a squat you bend at your hips, knees and ankles to train your legs and glutes - using more muscles and burning more calories than upper-body moves such as bleep curls or shoulder presses.
4. AVOID INJURY
Lower-body exercise increases bone strength, improves your balance and stamina, and builds stronger knee, hip and ankle joints to reduce injury and the risk of falling.
5. INCREASE YOUR STABILITY
Your legs form your support base providing you with stability and stamina. Having strong legs means you'll be sturdier, more agile and go the distance for longer, whether you're playing team sports or busting out your favourite moves on the dance floor.
6. ENHANCE CORE STRENGTH
Since many lower body exercises involve carrying a weighted load higher up your body - think doing a squat with overhead raise, which involves holding dumbbells at shoulder height - your core has to work extra hard to prevent injury, and maintain an upright posture and balance. This means your abs get a workout before you've done a single sit-up!
7. GET GREATER FLEXIBILITY
Many leg exercises require you to move through a full range of motion, from increasing your overall suppleness to reducing aches and pains. For example, deep squatting and lunging increases your flexibility within your entire hip complex, which can help reduce back pain, while side lunges increase inner-thigh flexibility.
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