A toned lower body with strengthened legs and thighs can help, if you are an outdoor person.

Strong and toned legs will improve your balance, enhance your speed, and give you the confidence needed to keep moving all day. Doing leg strengthening exercises is a great way to build your endurance and stamina. There are many exercises you can practice at home. Also, you can choose activities that you can practice at gyms.

Here’re the 12 Best Exercises For Toned Lower Body And Legs

1. Dumbbell Squats

Target: Lower back, glutes, hamstrings, and quads

How To:

• Stand with your back straight, feet shoulder-width apart, and a 10-pound dumbbell in each hand
• Open your chest, roll your shoulders, flex your arms and raise the dumbbells right over your shoulders
• Push buttocks back and come down on a sitting stance
• Keep your knees in line with your toes
• Hold the position for a short while before getting back to the original position
• Do 2 sets of 15 reps

2. Goblet Squats

Target: Lower back, glutes, hamstrings, and quads

How To:

• Stand straight with your feet shoulder-width apart
• Grab a 12-pound kettlebell held with both hands
• Push your hips back and come down in the sitting position
• Keep your knees in line with your toes
• Maintain the pose for a short while and then get back to the original position
• Do 2 sets of 15 reps

3. Curtsy Lunge

Target: Adductors, quads, glutes, and hamstrings

How To:

• Stand straight with your feet closed and hands resting on your waist
• Roll your shoulders back and engage your core to start
• Lift your left leg and place it diagonally at the back
• Become stable and move the left leg more towards … Find more