Why Strengthen your legs?
build muscle
tone and sculpt legs
strengthen core muscles
burn calories and promote weight loss
improve overall fitness
reduce joint pain
strengthen bones
engage major muscle groups
alleviate lower back pain
boost cognitive function
create an aligned, balanced, and symmetrical body
improve mobility, stability, and range of motion
manage stress
improve posture
Benefits of leg workouts
Leg workouts engage the major muscle groups of your body, which helps to improve overall athletic performance and support healthy movement patterns in your daily life. Makes it easier to run/ walk and manage all your everyday activities.
Plus, because your bottom half hosts the body's biggest muscles, the more you strengthen them, the more calories you'll burn with every movement.
A strong lower body will also help to prevent injury and manage chronic conditions,
such as arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes. Strength training is great for protecting your knees and hips for joint damage and if you do have arthritis leg strengthening can help support those joints.
The stronger and more muscle mass you have will help with insulin resistance that is often a major cause of Type 2 diabetes. In fact The Lift 4 Life program was designed by Baker IDI and Fitness Australia in response to studies that showed strength training can be better than some medication in managing or reversing type 2 diabetes.
Stimulates hormones
Leg workouts can stimulate the release of large amounts of hormones. Working your legs helps to produce hormones such as cortisol, testosterone, and human growth hormone (HGH).
Cortisol helps your body to respond to stress and increase fat metabolism. Testosterone helps your body to repair damaged muscle proteins and build skeletal muscle. HGH promotes muscle growth, boosts immunity, and boosts fat metabolism.
Helps with Balance and can improve core strength
Lower-body muscles create a strong, stable foundation. Rooting your lower body into the ground helps to create resistance that travels upward into your core and upper body. .
Doing single leg exercises will offer even more benefits..
Working each leg individually helps to align your body and correct muscular imbalances since they require you to use both sides of your body equally. This ensures your dominant leg isn’t overcompensating for your non-dominant side in terms of strength, mobility, or flexibility. .
Single-leg exercises can help you to engage your core muscles, develop better balance, and prevent injury. They also help to promote rehabilitation, since working one side of the body can stimulate the same muscles on the other side of the body.