Just because winter is here, that doesn’t mean that you should let your body get soft. You might be covering up now with bundles of warmer clothes, but let’s try and stay optimistic that spring won’t take too long here and if you stay in shape you’ll be very glad you did.
Working a squat routine into your regular rotation of home workouts can make a huge difference in keeping your glutes, quads, calves, hamstrings, and hips tight and toned. Try to work in some quick sets of these squat variations a few times a week:
- With your legs shoulder width apart, slowly squat down with a count of 5. Hold that position for another count of 5, then come up slowly to a count of 5. This really targets the glutes and inner thighs.
- Repeat number 1, but this time do it with your heels raised. Extra boost for your calf workout!
- Add in dumbbells for an even better workout.
- Using a block or a step for one leg can increase your workout even more, really focusing on one leg at a time.
- Try each of these exercises in sets of 10 to start out, work your way up to more. You can really do these at any time, whenever you have a couple of minutes.
Just because the weather is not cooperating for shorts and bikinis, you should stay ready just in case…..even if it’s cold and snowy right now, it won’t be forever.
And, who knows, maybe there’s a vacation in your future?
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