Exercise: You asked for it: Legs Galore!

Ok Ladies, (and Gentlemen who are man enough for this workout)

So many of you ladies have told me how much you love to work your legs....I have no idea why. I just hate it!! I literally have to force myself with a hot poker to do an entire leg workout, they just kick my butt. So ladies this one is for you, but men don't be shy. As women tend to neglect their upper bodies, men tend to neglect the lower (and boys I dont blame you). Cardio is excellent to train leg muscles, however you DO NEED to strength train them as well! Their are different types of muscle contractions and without getting too scientific on you: both strength training and cardio training is necessary for an all-round complete routine for those lil leggies. So in this routine I squeezed both in. There are also muscles you may not be using in your legs when you run for instance, so to get them all, please guys strength train. And who knows maybe you'll be faster on your next run!

I can honestly say I hated this workout in a good way and I think I may have woken Scotty up with all my moaning and gasping. Your supplies are you and a barbell (I used a horrid 40 pound one-it sucked) or just a set of dumbbells, or something that resembles either. Be smart and use a weight that suits you, but please try to push yourselves. Do this back to back to back, go as quickly as possible to really get your cardio in today. Believe me if you do this workout your heart rate should be sky high and sweat will be a pouring. PUSH YOURSELVES!!

The video will instruct you on form, and again lil Jack decided to get off his lazy butt and make a quick appearance. Hopefully you see my head in this video, bare with me Im still learning the ropes of film :) Please make sure you follow the steps below while doing the workout, but be sure to watch the form first.

1. Squat hold with Alternate Reverse Lunge: 20 lunges each leg, 40 squats (weights optional)
2. 100 High Knees
3. Reverse Lunge with Knee Up: 25 each (do all of right leg then left) (weights optional)
4. 100 High Knees
5. Side Plank hold with Knee In and Leg Lifts RIGHT 25
6. Plank hold with right, center, left jumps 60 jumps total
7. Side Plank hold with Knee In and Leg Lift LEFT 25
8. Squat hold with Alternate Side Leg Lifts 20 kicks each leg (weight across shoulders)
9. 100 High Knees
REPEAT!!! 1-9

10. Standing Back Kicks 20 RIGHT
11. Standing Side Kicks 20 RIGHT
12. 100 High Knees
13. Standing Back Kicks 20 LEFT
14. Standing Side Kicks 20 LEFT
15. Pendulum 100
16. Plank lift Kick 20, hold plank 20 RIGHT
17. Plank lift Kick 20, hold plank 20 LEFT
18. Pendulum 100

I finished in 29 minutes and 35 seconds, to be fair my stopwatch sucks and I maybe a minute off, but close enough. Good luck and please post your times and comments and always be safe!