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Weekly Workout: Legs!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wisconsin chapter.

I hope you all enjoyed last weeks workout! Today’s workout focuses on legs. It’s a pyramid format. You work your way up in reps with different exercises, and then work your way back down. No equipment needed!

Warm up 5 minutes before starting. This can be done running in place, jumping jacks, jumping rope, dancing, anything!

Legs Pyramid
20 squats (10 regular, 10 jump)
30 front lunges
40 one-legged toe touches, 20 each leg (standing on one leg, hold arm straight out and reach down, keeping standing leg straight and kicking other leg straight behind you, touch the ground or your toe then stand back up repeat on same leg 20x then switch)
50 step-ups, 25 each leg (step up on chair, keep foot on chair for 25 straight for more of a challenge)
60-second wall sit (make sure legs are parallel to ground and hold hands behind head)

CARDIO BREAK
10 squat jumps
20 jumping split lunges
30 high knees
40 butt kickers
50 mountain climbers
40 butt kickers
30 high knees
20 jumping split lunges
10 squat jumps

BACK TO LEGS
50 step-ups
40 one-legged toe touches
30 back lunges
20 squats

That’s it! Make sure to stretch your quads and hamstrings, holding each stretch for 30 seconds. Try to see how fast you can complete this workout, write down your time, and then try to beat it in two days!

Post your times below and we can try to beat each other! Check for mine tomorrow night.
 

Katie McDonough is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin- Madison and is currently undecided about her major. She's a fitness junkie from downtown Chicago who spends much of her time reading blogs. She is a soon to be brother of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega and is studying to become an ACE personal trainer and/or group fitness instructor. Some of her favorite things include TurboKick, dancing, pizza, her golden retriever Buddy, reading blogs, and watching trashy tv with her roomie!
Becca Bahrke is a junior at the University of Wisconsin- Madison majoring in Retailing and minoring in Entrepreneurship and Gender & Women Studies. Becca is currently the CC/EIC of Her Campus- Wisconsin, and will continue writing news. Becca's primary hobby is blogging on her tumblr http://beccahasnothingtowear.tumblr.com