Get It Now: A Totally Firm Lower Body
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Pages in this Story:
- Solutions for Stubborn Trouble Zones
- Step 1: Modified Sissy Squat
- Step 2: Flex and Extend
- Step 3: Grasshopper on Ball
- Step 4: Side-Kneeling Triangle Lift
- Step 5: Thigh Rotator
- Step 6: Bridge and Scoop
- Step 7: Standing Leg Circles
- Step 8: Toe-Calf Running
- Our 3 Favorite Pilates Videos
Step 2: Flex and Extend
Targets: Hamstrings, Quads, Calves, Core
- Sit tall on a stability ball facing a wall with knees bent 90 degrees, toes apart and resting on bar placed against the wall, feet turned out toward corners with heels together.
- Extend arms out by thighs, palms facing behind you.
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- Squeeze glutes and slowly roll away from the wall, straightening legs.
- Hold for 1 count, then slowly bend knees to roll back to start.
- Repeat.
