Warm Up Stretches for Lower Body Exercises

Series Summary

Many people want to lose weight, and despite claims for quick fat burning pills and powders, the best way to lose weight is still through proper diet and exercise. Exercise does more than just maintain physical fitness though. Working out can also help build healthy bone density, muscle strength, and joint mobility. It can also reduce your general health risks, boost the immune system, and help with depression and insomnia. Whether your reason for exercising is to lose weight, or improve muscle mass, working out is always a good idea to help promote the health of your body and mind.

In this free video series, our expert will teach you how to lower body exercises on a home gym with resistance bands. Learn how to do each easy and cheap exercise, such as the ankle extension, bike kick, heel kick and band squat. Get tips for doing the jug lunge, a full body combo exercise, and a standing leg curl. If you don't want to pay for a gym membership but want to get fit, let our expert show you these great lower body exercises you can do in your home.

Video Transcript

"Hello, this is Steven Vargas with Expert Village. In this clip we'll go over how to perform a quick leg warm up. First exercise, we're going to stretch the hamstrings which is back behind the legs. Keeping the legs nice and straight, you're going to bend forward at the waist, pushing your hips back so you get a nice good stretch in the back of the leg. Arms can hang and dangle, you can cross them, you can leave them on the hips, whatever feels comfortable for you. Again holding each stretch for fifteen seconds. Take it back up. This next one we're going to do is a stretch for the quadriceps. Pulling that heel toward the glutes. Again feeling a nice good stretch in the front of the leg. Fifteen second hold, you'll switch it to the other side. Moving on to the next exercise which will be a stretch for the calves. You'll find a wall or something that you can bring your toes up on. Ok, get a nice good stretch right here in the back of the leg through the calf muscles. Next stretch will be for the inner thigh. Looking for legs to be spread. You can lean to the left. Looking to feel right in through here. Again holding for fifteen seconds and switch to the other side. "