P90X Extreme Home Fitness - Legs and Back Routine

P90X Workout for Legs and Back

You may think that you’re getting enough of a workout in your legs and back just by doing the P90X plyometrics workout followed by the many, many upper body workouts. However, you haven’t experienced a leg and back workout until you’ve done the workout in the P90X series that’s dedicated to these body parts. Today, we’ll be discussing the fifth P90X workout: Legs and Back

In this workout, you’ll do the standard Ab Ripper X workout that makes its appearance throughout the P90X videos. You’ll also find yourself doing some of the same back exercises that you did in the very first workout. What makes this workout different and brings a whole new level of challenge to it is that you’ll also be introduced to Tony Horton’s P90X leg workout. One thing we can say for sure is that you will not feel like jogging or even standing up any time soon after you finish this workout!

The leg portion of this workout isn’t done in the two-section format that you find on most of the P90X workouts. You’ll cluster all of your leg workouts together in one section. You’ll be squatting, jumping and lunging until you feel as though your legs are about to fall off. Then you’ll squat, lunge and jump some more! The exercises in this workout for legs include:

-         Balance Lunges

-         Calf-Raise Squats

-         Super Skaters

-         Wall Squats

-         Step Back Lunges

-         Alternating Side Lunges

-         Single Leg Wall Squats

-         Deadlift Squats

-         Three-Way Lunge with a Two-Kick Option

-         Sneaky Lunges

-         Chair Salutations

-         Toe Roll Iso-Lunges

-         Groucho Walk

-         Calf Raisers

-         80/20 Speed Squats

Just a little hint – that Groucho walk is very fun (and also hard)! One thing that is impressive about this workout, if you’re already a fitness fan and have done leg workouts in the gym, is that it manages to give you an effective, difficult leg workout without the use of weights. You’ll be surprised how much muscle definition you’ll have at the end of the ninety days just from this well designed workout that’s mostly weight-free. You can read more about the details by researching some of our P90X reviews at Finish Well Fitness.

Because your leg muscles are such large muscles, you’ll need to be sure to replenish yourself after this workout. Treat yourself to some P90X Results and Recovery Formula to make sure you get everything that you need to fuel your body for the next day of workouts!

10 Ways You CAN Exercise At Home without Any Equipment

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to afford all of that fancy equipment used in the gyms? Well, as nice as it sounds, it just isn’t an option for most people. And since exercise is so important, you need to find exercises that are effective and don’t require any equipment at all.

To make these exercises even more fun, you can blast music while you’re doing them. Some you can even do while watching TV.

Now you have no more excuses! Here are 10 great exercises that you can do at home, without the need for any equipment:

1. Walking – If the weather is nice, it’s wonderful to get outside and enjoy the scenery around you while you exercise. However, if the weather has other ideas, you can just as easily get an effective walking workout at home. If you have a flight of stairs, go up and down them a few times. (You could even grab a load of laundry as you’re going that way anyway!) This will help to tone up your legs, while getting some low impact aerobic exercise as well. If you don’t have any stairs available, just walk around the house a few times – it may not be very exciting, but it will do the job!
2. Jumping Jacks – These are always fun, as they bring back memories of being a kid! Who hasn’t done jumping jacks for fun as a child? Well, surprise – they are also great cardio exercises, and good for warming up, too.
3. Pushups – These are probably not the most favorite exercise of many people, but while they can be hard to do, you can find easier ways to do them. You don’t need to pretend you’re “Rocky”, and do them with one hand; just do what works for you. Do them on your knees, instead of keeping your legs straight. Or, do them standing up against a wall. You will be building up arm strength and working out muscles in your chest area.
4. Leg Lifts – These are great for building up strength and muscles in your legs. If you find it hard to do the exercises with your legs straight, try bending them slightly.
5. Crunches – The best exercise for building up and strengthening abdominal muscles. When you’re just getting started, don’t worry about getting your head all the way up. So long as you’re going up until you feel the stretching of the muscles, you will see some benefit.
6. Jogging In Place – Jogging is a great exercise for your heart. You can jog in place at home while watching TV or listening to music. The only equipment you will require is a good pair of shoes, to eliminate any stress to your legs.
7. Squats – These are wonderful exercises for your legs and buttocks. You can even just try these by sitting and standing up again from a regular chair, if you’re finding them to be too difficult. As long as you’re able to do a few repetitions, you will be providing some benefit to your body.
8. Light Weight Lifting – No, you don’t need to go out and buy expensive weights for this! Just use whatever you can find in your house. Start out with something lighter, such as a can of peas, and work yourself up to heavier items. You can use milk jugs, laundry detergent bottles or even water jugs.
9. Dancing – Dancing is a wonderful exercise, which is great for your heart. Not only that, but it can lift your spirits as well, and give your overall feeling a boost.
10. Step Exercises – Using the steps in your home, you can do repetitions which will tone your leg muscles. (Just remember to be careful!)

Getting some exercise is important, but you don’t need to go out and join a gym, paying a large amount in membership fees each month. You don’t even need the expensive equipment in order to give your body an effective workout. Use what you have in your house, and work out in the comfort of your home. You will be more likely to keep up with the exercises when you’re comfortable, so just get up and start exercising!