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Out for Wobbly Thighs
When
I was in high school, there was nothing
that I disliked more than gym classes. It
was total purgatory - all that panting,
sweating, huffing, puffing, red faces and
grunting. By all the noises made in the
gym by that group of girls, you'd think
that an x-rated movie was being made. But
no - just crummy, UNFUN exercises being
performed in front of a cranky gym teacher
who suffered from permanent PMS.
One
of the exercises that we were ordered to
perform was leg lifts. We'd do 25
of those puppies - on each leg. Then
we'd lay on our backs and lift both legs
up at once as the splinters from the unvarnished
wood floor pierced our backs. What fun.
My
experience as a young girl carried forth
into my adulthood and still, I am not much
on heated exercise. I love walks;
I love hiking; and I love climbing rocks
that look more dangerous than they are.
But I must say that for whatever it's
worth, some areas of the body do require
a bit of toning up with good old-fashioned
exercise - because the things that I love
to do, don't firm up all areas of the body.
For
the thigh area, leg lifts are one of the
better old-fashioned exercises for toning.
Simply find a comfortable spot on
the floor and lay down on one side. Lift
up the leg, then slowly ease it back down.
Start out with five, then build up
as far as you want to go. You'll soon
have the legs of a Viking.
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