How to Get Sexy Sculpted Legs

It is the season for swim suits, shorts, and skirts, are your legs ready? When most people think of exercising the legs are usually an afterthought. If you have ever wanted those sexy sculpted legs, you are in luck! For just a few minutes each day, you can have the legs that make people jealous. The moves are easy and the best thing about leg sculpting exercises is that you can do them almost every day without going to the gym.

The Squeeze

Lie on the floor on your right side. Cushion your head with your right arm and out your left arm straight out in front of you for support. Bend your left leg into a 90° angle in front of you. Keeping your body straight, slowly lift your left leg toward the ceiling as far as is comfortable and then back down again. Do 20 repetitions and then switch sides. For more sculpting power hold a two to five pound weight in your left hand and place it on top of your thigh, adding resistance to your routine.

The Chair

Similar to a squat, the chair is very simple. Stand with your feet a few inches apart. Rise up onto your toes or at least the balls of your feet. Move into a sitting position like you are sitting on an imaginary chair. Hold this position for a 5 count and stand slowly as you squeeze your buttocks. Repeat 10 times. For more sculpting power, stand on a resistance band. Holding an end in each hand right at your shoulder level, elbows tucked like a bicep curl will add more power to your "lift".

The Walking Lunge

Standing with your hands on your hips, take a large step forward leaving the opposite leg in the starting position. Leaving your leading leg in front of you, bring the opposite knee down almost all of the way to the ground, keeping in line with your feet, and hold for a 5 count. Slowly bring your back leg forward beside your front leg. Now, lead off with your opposite leg repeating the process. Do 10 lunges for each leg.

The Sitting Leg Lift

Using a resistance band, tie one end around one ankle. Take the other end and place it under your opposite foot. Sit in the chair with your posture straight and straighten your leg out at the knee. Do 15 repetitions and switch legs.

The Standing Leg Lift

Leaving the resistance band tied to your right ankle, stand beside the chair and hold on for support. Keeping your leg straight, extend the tied leg in front of you as high as is comfortable and point your toe straight out. While your leg is in the air, bend at the knee and lift back up in 5 repetitions. After your 5^th repetition, extend your leg out again and keeping your hips straight rotate your leg out to the right and hold for a five count. Repeat the same knee bend in five repetitions. Extend leg out to the right and bring back to forward position. Repeat the steps 5 times for each leg.

The Stair Step

Using the stairs in your home or an exercise step, stand in front of the step with your hands on your hips. Step up with the right leg and bring the left up beside it. Step down with the left leg and bring the right down beside it. Repeat 20 times.

The One Legged Squat

Stand in front of a chair and put your right leg on the chair like you are kneeling. Place your hands on your hips and squat with your left leg. Do 15 repetitions. If this exercise is too easy, move the chair a little further back to increase the burn. Switch legs and so another 15 repetitions.

The Squat

Place your feet shoulder length apart. With your back straight, lower yourself into a squat and hold for a 5 count. Rise up slowly, squeezing your buttocks as you rise. Do 15 repetitions.

The Plie' Squat

Stand with your feet facing out a little further than shoulder length apart. Lower yourself into a squat position and hold for a 5 count. Rise up slowly, squeezing your buttocks as you rise. To increase burn power, rise up on the balls of your feet before squatting and perform the exercise on the balls of your feet.

Have fun. Be sure to drink plenty of water when you do any exercise and don't forget to breathe. These quick exercises will have your legs sculpted and lean in no time!