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Morning Light Workout - Lower Body Workout

18 min
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12 exercises
It's leg day! We're focusing on the biggest muscle group in your body. Starting off with a quick warm up; you're objective is to complete the designated reps for each exercise in your own time! Rest whenever you need to and good luck!
Frog
15 breaths
Ankles in line with knees, toes pointing outward. Prepare for what's to come!
0:30 rest
Side Lateral Leg Swings
2 sets
30 secs
15 sec rest
Hit 30 seconds per leg here.
0:30 rest
Forward Leg Hip Swings
2 sets
30 secs
15 sec rest
Hit 30 seconds per leg here.
1:00 rest
Alternating Bodyweight Lunges
1 sets
20 reps
Let's go! 10 per leg. Once these are done (in your own time) move on!
Air Squats
1 sets
30 reps
30 reps. Complete in as many sets necessary.
Frog Jumps
1 sets
20 reps
Get low and then get high!
Single Leg Bench Bodyweight Squats
1 sets
10 reps
Left leg only, use a seat to support you here.
Single Leg Bench Bodyweight Squats
1 sets
10 reps
Right leg only, use a seat to support you here.
Hip Raises
1 sets
50 reps
The big 50! Squeeze at the top too.
Snap Jumps
1 sets
40 reps
You're almost done, bring those knees all the way in.
Plank Jacks
1 sets
20 reps
You have 2 exercises left!
Jackknife Sit-up
1 sets
10 reps
The finisher! Aim to complete 10 of these and then tick this one off!
This Morning Light Workout - Lower Body Workout 18 min gym workout plan effectively targets your abs and legs. Easily follow this workout with confidence on your phone or printable exercise program with our clear exercise demonstrations. You can also look up step-by-step instructions for each of the 12 exercises and see which muscle groups they target. Enjoy!

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Morning Light Workout - Lower Body Workout
18 min
 · 
12 exercises
It's leg day! We're focusing on the biggest muscle group in your body. Starting off with a quick warm up; you're objective is to complete the designated reps for each exercise in your own time! Rest whenever you need to and good luck!
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Frog
15 breaths
Set 1 of 0
Rest before next set
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Ankles in line with knees, toes pointing outward. Prepare for what's to come!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Ankles, Knees
Pronunciation:
ah-dho moo-khah mahn-doo-KAH-sah-nah
  1. Begin in Child’s. Come onto your elbows, fingers interlaced.
  2. Lift your hips and widen your knees. Bring your ankles in line with your knees, toes pointing outward.
  3. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths.
  4. Push your elbows into the floor and bring your legs together, returning to Child’s.

Modification: Touch your toes together.

Avoid this pose if you have hip, knee or ankle injury.

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Side Lateral Leg Swings
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Side Lateral Leg Swings
2 sets
30 secs
15 sec rest
Set 1 of 2
Rest before next set
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Hit 30 seconds per leg here.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Stand tall holding onto a pole, wall or stationary object for support.
  2. Engage your abs as you swing your one leg as far out to the side and then across the stationary leg as you comfortably can.
  3. Don’t just let gravity pull the leg – actively use the muscles!
  4. Switch sides once you have completed repetitions on the first leg.
Rest
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Forward Leg Hip Swings
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Forward Leg Hip Swings
2 sets
30 secs
15 sec rest
Set 1 of 2
Rest before next set
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Hit 30 seconds per leg here.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Abs
  1. Stand tall holding onto a pole or stationary object for support.
  2. Engage your abs as you swing your one leg as far out in front of you and then back behind you as you comfortably can.
  3. Switch sides once you have completed repetitions on the first leg.
Rest
0:00
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Alternating Bodyweight Lunges
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Alternating Bodyweight Lunges
1 sets
20 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
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Let's go! 10 per leg. Once these are done (in your own time) move on!
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Stand straight – that’s the starting position. Step forward with your left leg and slowly lower your body until your front knee is bent at least 90 degrees, while your rear knee is just off the floor. Keep your torso upright the entire time. Look forward.
  2. Pause, then push off your left foot off the floor and return to the starting position as quickly as you can.
  3. On your next rep, step forward with your right leg. Continue to alternate back and forth—doing one rep with your left, then one rep with your right.
Air Squats
1 sets
30 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
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30 reps. Complete in as many sets necessary.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings
  1. Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
  2. Begin the movement by swinging your arms up towards your shoulders. At the same time, bend at the knees and drive your hips back like you’re sitting in a chair.
  3. Once your upper thighs are parallel with the ground, pause, then drive your hips forward to return to the starting position.
Frog Jumps
1 sets
20 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
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Get low and then get high!
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves
  • Standing straight up, bring your feet outside of shoulder width.
  • Squat down by bending at the knees and driving your hips back.
  • Keeping your chest up, forcefully push off the ground with the balls of your feet.
  • Land on the balls of your feet, remaining in the squatting position. Your legs will remain wide.
  • Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings
  1. Stand with your feet hip width apart. Your toes should be pointing straight ahead or only slightly outward.
  2. Cross your arms in front of your body, place your hands behind your head or at the sides of your head.
  3. Keep your weight on your heels and bend your knees while lowering your hips towards the ground as if you are sitting down on a chair.
  4. Keep your back straight at all times.
  5. Continue until you feel a slight stretch in your quadriceps. Do not let your knees extend out beyond the level of your toes.
  6. Pause for a count of one.
  7. In an explosive movement, drive down through your heels pushing yourself up of the floor with your quads.
  8. At the same time extend our arms out above you.
  9. Land with your knees slightly bent to absorb the impact.
  10. Repeat
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings
  1. Begin by standing tall with a straight back and tight core. Slightly bend the knees and push the hips back. Bring the hands up and keep the chest up. Feet should be shoulder-width apart.
  2. Jump and launch yourself forward. Swing your arms back and use the momentum.
  3. Land in a squat position. Knees are bent and hips are back. Return to starting position and repeat.
Single Leg Bench Bodyweight Squats
1 sets
10 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
Get ready
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Left leg only, use a seat to support you here.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Lower Back
  1. Begin by sitting on a bench or chair and elevate one leg while keeping the other foot, grounded and steady, on the floor.
  2. Place your arms straight out in front of you, and lean slightly forward to transfer your body weight onto your grounded foot.
  3. Using a combination of glute, quadricep, and hamstring strength, lift your body up to standing position.
  4. Stand strong, briefly, before lowering yourself steadily back to the seated position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings
  1. Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
  2. Begin the movement by swinging your arms up towards your shoulders. At the same time, bend at the knees and drive your hips back like you’re sitting in a chair.
  3. Once your upper thighs are parallel with the ground, pause, then drive your hips forward to return to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings
  1. Stand straight with your feet hip width apart, arms fully extended and your hands by your sides.
  2. Raise your left foot from the floor, extending your leg out in front of you.
  3. As you do so, raise both arms out in front of you in a smooth arc for balance. This is the start position.
  4. In a controlled movement, lower your body toward the floor by bending your right knee while pushing your hips back as if sitting down in a chair.
  5. Continue this downward movement until your right thigh is parallel to the floor.
  6. Hold for a count of one.
  7. Return to the start position by pushing down through your right heel and straightening your leg. Lower your arms to the start position as you do so.
  8. Repeat.

Beginner – this exercise can be completed by placing your hand on a chair, bench, parallel bar or other support to one next to you. Advanced – this exercise can be completed holding dumbbells down by your side, or a kettlebell to your chest to add resistance.

Single Leg Bench Bodyweight Squats
1 sets
10 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
Get ready
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Right leg only, use a seat to support you here.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Lower Back
  1. Begin by sitting on a bench or chair and elevate one leg while keeping the other foot, grounded and steady, on the floor.
  2. Place your arms straight out in front of you, and lean slightly forward to transfer your body weight onto your grounded foot.
  3. Using a combination of glute, quadricep, and hamstring strength, lift your body up to standing position.
  4. Stand strong, briefly, before lowering yourself steadily back to the seated position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings
  1. Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
  2. Begin the movement by swinging your arms up towards your shoulders. At the same time, bend at the knees and drive your hips back like you’re sitting in a chair.
  3. Once your upper thighs are parallel with the ground, pause, then drive your hips forward to return to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings
  1. Stand straight with your feet hip width apart, arms fully extended and your hands by your sides.
  2. Raise your left foot from the floor, extending your leg out in front of you.
  3. As you do so, raise both arms out in front of you in a smooth arc for balance. This is the start position.
  4. In a controlled movement, lower your body toward the floor by bending your right knee while pushing your hips back as if sitting down in a chair.
  5. Continue this downward movement until your right thigh is parallel to the floor.
  6. Hold for a count of one.
  7. Return to the start position by pushing down through your right heel and straightening your leg. Lower your arms to the start position as you do so.
  8. Repeat.

Beginner – this exercise can be completed by placing your hand on a chair, bench, parallel bar or other support to one next to you. Advanced – this exercise can be completed holding dumbbells down by your side, or a kettlebell to your chest to add resistance.

Hip Raises
1 sets
50 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
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The big 50! Squeeze at the top too.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings
Secondary:
Abs, Lower Back
  1. Lie on an exercise mat with your knees bent so that your feet are flat on the floor. Keep your back straight.
  2. Place your hands out to your sides palms flat for stability.
  3. Raise your glutes off the floor by extending your hips upward while pushing down through you heels.
  4. Continue until your back, hips and thighs are in a straight line. Hold for a count of one.
  5. Return to the start position by lowering your hips back to the floor.
  6. Pause then repeat.
Snap Jumps
1 sets
40 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
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You're almost done, bring those knees all the way in.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Calves, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Shoulders
  1. Lie face down on a padded surface. Place your hands beneath your shoulders and make sure your feet are extended straight behind you. Push yourself up into a classical Push-Up position. Keep your hips are slightly elevated. Tighten your core.
  2. Keeping your gaze straight, push off the ground with your feet. Bending your knees, allow your feet to come up near your hands.
  3. Immediately, push off the ground again with your feet, extending your legs straight behind you once again to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Chest, Shoulders
  1. Place your hands flat on the floor, shoulder width apart.
  2. Extend your torso and legs fully behind you with only your toes and balls of your feet touching the floor.
  3. Your body should be in a straight line, with your weight supported on your hands and toes only.
  4. Starting with either leg, flex your knee and hip at the same time to bring your knee up and under your hip. Your other leg should remain fully extended. This is the start position.
  5. Using an explosive movement, reverse the position of your legs, by extending the bent leg back and simultaneously flexing the straight leg until it is in the startposition.
  6. Continue alternating in this manner for the desire amount of time.
Primary muscle group(s):
Obliques
Secondary:
Abs
  1. Assume a push-up position. Core is tight. Back is flat. Hands are underneath the shoulders. Head is in neutral position.
  2. Bring one knee up towards your chest and twist towards the opposing elbow. (Ex: Right knee to left elbow.)
  3. Contract the core and return the leg to the starting position.
  4. Alternate between legs.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
  2. Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
  3. For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
  4. Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Plank Jacks
1 sets
20 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
Get ready
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You have 2 exercises left!
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Lower Back
  1. Get into a push­up position with hands under shoulders and body straight from head to toes.
  2. Engage your core and bend your elbows, keeping them in towards the body.
  3. Lower your body towards the floor.
  4. Straighten your arms and quickly jump the feet forward to outside of the hands.
  5. Jump back to starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Lie on a mat and position yourself in a plank position. Place your elbows on the floor beneath your shoulders. Your toes should touch the floor and your torso should be lifted in a straight line.
  2. Engage your core muscles and lift one foot off the floor. Keep the rest of your body as still as you can. Your heel should lift until it is in line with your buttocks.
  3. Slowly lower the leg to the starting position and repeat with the other leg.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
  1. Get into a face down position on the floor supporting your upper body on your forearms. Your elbows should be bent at 90 degrees.
  2. Extend your legs straight out behind you, supporting them on your toes and balls of your feet.
  3. Keep your body in a straight line by tightening your abdominal and oblique muscles.
  4. Hold for as long as possible.

For extra balance training and core strengthening, you can lift one arm or leg.

Jackknife Sit-up
1 sets
10 reps
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
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The finisher! Aim to complete 10 of these and then tick this one off!
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Lie flat on an exercise mat, extending your arms straight back behind your head.
  2. Fully extend your legs also. This is the start position.
  3. Bend at your waist and at the same time, raise your legs and arms to meet in a closed jackknife position. Exhale as you do this.
  4. At this point, your legs should remain fully extended at between 35-45 degrees from the floor.
  5. Your arms should be fully extended, parallel to your legs.
  6. Your upper body should be raised off the floor.
  7. Return to the start position by lowering your arms and legs back to the floor, exhaling as you do so.
  8. Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
  1. Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground, with your knees bent at 90 degrees. Alternatively, you can place your feet up on a bench a few inches apart with your toes turned inwards and touching.
  2. Place your hands lightly on either side of your head.
  3. Keep your elbows in  so that they are parallel to your body.
  4. Push your back down flat into the floor to isolate your abdominal muscles.
  5. Gently curl your shoulders forward and up off the floor.
  6. Continue to push down into the floor with your lower back.
  7. Raise your shoulders about four to six inches only.
  8. Hold and squeeze your abdominal muscles for a count of one.
  9. Return to the start position in a smooth movement.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
  1. Position yourself on a decline bench so that your feet are secured by the pads. Lay back and place your arms across your chest or behind your head.
  2. Begin the movement by pulling yourself up by your abdominals. Do not force yourself up by pulling on your neck. Let your abs do all the work.
  3. Once at the top, slowly lower yourself back down. Again, focus on the abs doing all of the work. Repeat by bringing yourself back up.
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