What Makes My Legs Burn?

Body weight squats and lunges...

O.K. This is fun, have a water bottle close by and get ready to count!

1. Basic squat: feet hip distance & parallel, hands on your hips, basic squat with your core engaged and chest up X 10 reps

2. Sumo squat: step your feet apart to about a leg's distance with your toes pointing out, squat, core engaged, chest up X 10 reps

3. Squat jump: begin with your feet together, your knees bent into a squat and your hands at the back of your head; jump your feet (parallel) out and back together, repeat X 10 reps

4. Side leg lift: take a wide stance, your feet just wider than your hips and parallel, squat and as you straighten up, lift your bent right leg up to the side, lower into a squat and repeat X 10 reps and switch legs

5. Lunge jump: step your right leg back into a wide lunge, jump up and switch legs, repeat X 10 reps per leg, 20 jump lunges total

8. Single leg squat: root yourself on your right leg, lifting your left foot of the ground or propping the toe of your left foot behind you as a balance; single leg squat on your right leg X 10 reps and switch to your left leg

9. "Monkey" Lunge: step your right leg back into a wide lunge with your arms extended overhead, bend your right(extended) knee down toward the ground and straighten, repeat, maintaining the bend of your left knee throughout X 10 reps, step your right foot to your left and switch legs

10. Shake your legs out and grab your water bottle. You just did over 100 squats and lunges! Fun!