Fitness Goddess Doesn't Fear Leg Exercises, Possesses a Fit Physique, Personally Recommends 3 Leg Shaping Exercises
Different eras have different aesthetic standards, and women's body shapes are also different. In this era, thinness is no longer beautiful, but rather towards diversity. Whether it is a plump girl, a slender girl, or a fitness-type girl, they are all highly sought after. With the popularity and widespread adoption of fitness culture, more and more women are engaged in fitness, they are full of sunshine, confident, healthy and full of strength, which is truly charming.
Xingjing was originally a slender and bony woman because of her innate physique and consistent with the aesthetic standards of Asians. Her surroundings envied her figure. But she was not satisfied with such a figure, she felt weak and wanted to change herself by fitness. She persisted in fitness for more than 3 years, and her figure became more muscular and sexy. Her training content was diverse, including Pilates, yoga, strength training, and aerobic training.
Xingjing, with a muscular physique, was also featured in a sports magazine with her fitness experience. Her body shape meets the aesthetic standards of Asian women, is slender with curves, and has strong muscle lines, and does not look too strong. In fact, if Asian women put in effort to train their bodies and control their body fat rate, they will also become like Xingjing. Women's hormone levels are much lower than men, so there is no need to worry about building powerful muscles.
Xingjing personally recommended three shaping movements. She believes that women's thick legs are not caused by strength training, but rather caused by high body fat rate, so don't be afraid of strength training, do more aerobic training to reduce body fat rate, and don't forget strength training to shape. She felt her body had changed greatly, mainly because she liked to train her legs.
Action 1: Squats
Instructions:
Feet are shoulder-width apart, knees point in the same direction, pay attention to not turning the feet inward
Head up, back straight, keep the waist straight
Bend your knees, hinge at the hips backward, when squatting, when your thighs are parallel to the ground, use your thigh muscles to stand up, return to the initial position
Action 2: Deadlift
Instructions:
Stand in an eight-shaped position, with the barbell in front of the body, bend your knees and lower your upper body, with both hands gripping the barbell (the distance between your hands should be the same as your shoulders)
Slightly raise your head, tighten your chest and back, sit on your hips, tilt your upper body forward by about 45 degrees
Use leg muscles to straighten your knees and lift the bell, pause slightly
Then slowly bend your knees and return to the original position, extend to the highest point, try to spread your shoulders outwards, raise your head, hold for 3 seconds, return to the original position, repeat.
Action 3: Leg Extension
Instructions:
Lie on an inclined bench, feet strapped to the pedal
Keep your knees open, your knees and toes in the same direction
Exhale while contracting the quadriceps muscles to lift the pedal until your legs are almost straight
Continue to use your thigh muscles, bend your knees to slowly return the pedal, repeat.
The benefits of strength training are not only to shape, but also to increase muscle mass. This also means helping to improve the basal metabolic rate and make it easier to become a slim physique. After Xingjing contacted strength training, she also controlled her diet, and the meals she ate were light and high in protein. Because a good figure requires the combination of exercise and healthy eating to achieve, and both are indispensable.