Leg Workout for Women

Leaner Legs, Tighter Butt

Get a bangin' lower body with two fat-melting muscle-sculpting routines
By The Editors of Women's Health womenshealth

Blast Your Lower Half

There's a common belief—or myth, rather—that if you want to tone your legs and boost your butt, you should devote all your energy to squats and leg lifts of every kind. The problem: While you'll build sleek muscle (score!), no one will notice if it's hidden under a layer of body fat. (Search: Foods that burn fat)

To reveal a slimmer bottom half, you need to add a fat-burning total-body routine to those targeted moves that reshape your hips, thighs, and butt. Luckily for you, we've got both right here! Stick to these workouts and you'll be shimmying into those skinny jeans with ease in no time. (Related: Find out why skinny jeans are good for your heart!)

Get your leg-focused Blast Your Lower Half workout right here (the four exercises above will work wonders on your legs!) and then check out the Slim Down All Over workout to tackle your total body.

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Blast Your Lower Half
Perform this workout once or twice a week: Starting with the first exercise, slowly complete five reps (it should take about 10 seconds per rep: five up, five down). Continue until you've done every exercise. Do two to four total circuits, switching sides (when necessary) every other set. Increase the challenge by adding a resistance band loop around your ankles or thighs for each move.

Video: More workouts here! Watch how to perform Power Pairs

Adapted from Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans: Blast Fat, Firm Your Butt, and Lose Two Jean Sizes, by Amy Cotta (Rodale, January 2012). Available wherever books are sold.


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