Excercise for upper leg

I have 3 weeks til a wedding and my legs are a bit wobbly, chances are I'm not going to get to the gym but I will walk about 5/6 miles 3 - 4 times per week and have been doing split lunges but need to tone the backs of my thighs and bum a bit more.

What excercises would be best and how many reps, times a week etc should I be doing them?

I know I won't have supermodel legs in three weeks by the way just even the slightest improvment would be a start and I will be continuing to so the excercises til I do actually have supermodel legs

Thanks a mil in advance!

aye

If you have an exercise ball you can do this

http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Exercise+Ball+Hamstring+Curls&table=exercises&ID=167


Walking lunges

http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Walking+Lunges&table=exercises&ID=134

Hip Bridge

http://www.frixo.com/sites/fitness/exercises/bridge.html


you cant spot reduce fat tho, you have to lose overall bodyfat. this exercises will help build lean muscle.

what other exercises do you do besides split squats?

I don't really have much fat to burn, anywhere else, just want to tone moreso, will obviously burn some fat by doing so. I have plenty of weights and fitness ball etc at home.

In the gym I would normally do leg press, calf raise, squats, split squats also (the ones where you step up onto a bench and balance on one leg) can't think of the name of those!!. I also do upper body weights, bicep curls, tricep extensions, bench press. And many more I'm sure but need to be looking at my programme to think of them.

Don't get to the gym much these days though which is why I find the leg excercises more difficult as I use alot of machines in the gym

That myfit.ca looks like a great site, thanks!

banshee_bones

aye wrote: »

If you have an exercise ball you can do this

http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Exercise+Ball+Hamstring+Curls&table=exercises&ID=167


Walking lunges

http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Walking+Lunges&table=exercises&ID=134

My trainer gave me these two to do and they work great. Can feel it in the legs.

ronbyrne2005

Keep doing the lunges and use some weights if its getting too easy. Maybe a higher protein diet will help. Also try step ups to a box/bench/step and emphasise hamstrings and glutes.

ronbyrne2005

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

Keep doing the lunges and use some weights if its getting too easy. Maybe a higher protein diet will help. Also try step ups to a box/bench/step and emphasise hamstrings and glutes.

I use 10kg weights doing the lunges. I think I'll give the step ups more of a chance - they are a killer so must be doing something!! I have a high protein low carb diet (at the moment!)

Thanks for the advice - and thank you in advance for my fabulous pins