Ballet Squats
Stand with heels together, toes apart, hands resting on the hips.
Be sure that your knees are pushing back, not falling inward, and glutes are squeezed.
Be sure that your heels stay high off the ground throughout the entire exercise.
Targets:This move helps define the calf muscle to give you great stiletto legs.
Sink into a half lunge, arms reaching out to the sides.
Be sure your knees are directly over your feet.
Step that same leg back in, rising up on toes and reaching back up to the sky.
Repeat with the left leg.
Do 10 reps with each leg.
Targets:This is an all-encompassing lower body exercise.
It helps build muscle and shape in the backside.
Ballet Jumps
Stand straight with the heels together, toes apart, hands on hips.
Bend the knees slightly more and jump the feet back together.
Jumping out and jumping back in constitutes 1 set.
This will elongate the muscles to help build lean legs versus bulky muscles.
Plus, it will help keep you from overworking the knees.
Pilates Bridge
Lie flat on a mat (or carpet, grass, etc.
), knees bent with feet flat on the ground, arms long down by your sides.
Bright the left knee in toward your chest, then extend the leg straight up toward the sky.
Point the toes and then reach leg back up to the sky.
The hips stay high throughout the entire exercise.
Repeat 10 times, then switch legs.
Do 10 circles with each leg.
Targets:Every muscle in the lower body is going here.
The glutes will become lifted while the leg muscles are working hard.
Reach the left hand that isnt supporting the neck through and around the ankle of the left bent leg.
Lower the leg halfway down toward the mat then right back up again.
These are slow and controlled pulses.
Do 20 reps, then switch legs.
Targets:These are a fan favoritethey target and instantly burn the tricky inner thigh area like crazy.
Double Rainbows
Come up to all fours, shoulders over hands, hips over knees.
You are essentially drawing two big rainbows over your head behind you.
Do 10 reps with each leg.
Targets:This exercise shapes the hamstring, glutes and quads.
Do 20 reps, then switch legs.
Targets:This is also a fan favorite, as it works the entire lower body!
The quads and front of the body are engaged and working, so they become strong and defined.
The hamstrings and glutes are working to squeeze and extend.
The result is that all the muscles become stronger, tighter and lifted.
Kneeling Side Leg Pulses
Kneel upright on both knees, legs together.
Keeping abs engaged and back flat, pulse the right leg up a few inches and then back down.
Do 20 pulses, then switch legs.
As you are kicking front and back, keep the hips perfectly still and stacked.
Kicking front and back is one rep. Do 10 reps, then switch legs.
This move also chisels and cuts your waist.
