How can I strengthen my legs to begin exercise riding?
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You'll need to be strong.  \n\nExercise your calves by standing, then lifting your heels up and down: up, pause, down.  up, pause, down.  You can start by holding onto the back of a chair for balance if you need to. \n\nTo strengthen your quads, do lunges.  Step forward and dip your back leg, keeping your front leg at a 90 degree angle. \n\nYou'll also want to strengthen your inner thighs.  Do leg lifts lying on your side or get an old Thighmaster.  Or if you go to a gym you can use the thigh (and other leg machines) there. \n\nMake sure you lose weight healthfully.  Gaining muscle will help you lose the weight.  If you do increasing numbers of repetitions with little or no weight, you will get stronger without getting to bulky or heavier.  \n\nYou'll want to keep you core strong too (abs).  it wouldn't hurt to strengthen your arms too.  \n\nAlso - if you are working at a track, ask some of the exercise riders around there. \n\nGood luck to you.
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you are definitely going to want to work the legs such as running but also something a little different that will work the normally unused area of the legs such as the inner and outer thighs. one of those floor slide mats, lying on the floor on your side and raising your top leg up to work the outer thigh and some improvising. lunges
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you need alot of starting veleocity to gain altitude and distance.  you need the proper trajectory (probably 45 degs) and strong legs.
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Some basic tips you can use with out weights or equipment.\n1: Do calf lifts on the edge of a step. (Try to use caution so you do not fall down the flight) \nTake 2 or 3 steps instead of 1 step when using a flight of stairs.\nJump in place, always looking to reach higher.\nSome with equipment:\nAnkle weights during the day, (they go under your pants and no one even knows they are their.)\nRide your bicycle, with the seat high. If the seat is low it works the bottom area more, go a little higher so your legs are reaching for the pedals a little, this will work the calf area more. ( not for off roading)\n\nOf course if you have a gym membership or someone to teach you, working with weights, and plyometrics, and power squats will work, but who has the time?? These simple tips you can do around the house, at the mall, or anywere your feet bring you!
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Walking is a great way to get started to burn fat.  Toning is the next step.  Leg lifts!!  Sit on the floor and pull one knee up to your chest and hold it there.  The other leg is straight out in front of you.  Now lift the extended leg up about 6 inches off the floor.  Do 10 lifts.  Repeat on other leg.  Do this 3 times on each side.
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Keep your legs in the air at night.  Exercise your legs, like imaginary bicycle while lying in bed.  Keep salt to an absolute minimum and stay super active.  You will get better!
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what u should do is practice practice and once ur done practice again. Also u should run hills and lift weight to make ur legs stronger.
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Staying on the bike is a good start.....(try not to come off).\n\nWhen trying to get air with your bike, coming up to a jump, lean forward to get the speed up, then when you hit the top of the jump raise your butt up off the seat, it gives more leverage....
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1) Exercise. like yoga or swimming or biking. etc.\n2) Lie down, and move your leg in circular motions like you are on a bike. So, this way you dont' actually have to exercise and bike outside. and you dont have to buy a bike. =D\n3) in the morning, squat down and shoot up. and repeat teh exercise very fast. It helps tighten the thighs and the butt. \nGOOD LUCK!
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WEAR ANKLE WEIGHTS WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME... THIS WILL BUILD YOU LEG MUSCLES UP... ALSO GO FOR WALKS AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE WEIGHTS TOO...
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Plie squats are good.  Also leg lifts.  Lay on your side with your legs out straight.  Cross the top leg over with your foot flat on the floor by your knee.  Lift the bottom leg toward the crossed over leg.  You can add a weight on your thigh for more resistance.
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try tying some light weights to your ankles & wear them when you exercise. you'll be jumping higher in no time flat!
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At home:\n\nlay face up on the floor with your legs straight, together, and just off the floor (wear shoes/boots if your prefer).  Place your hands on your hips and sit up while bringing your knees into your chest.  Lay back down, extend your legs, and keep your feet off the floor.  Put your hands on the floor close to your body and bring your legs up and over your head so that your toes touch the floor above your head.  Keep your legs as straight as possible with feet together.  It should be as if you almost do a backwards summersault.  Your head, shoulders and arms are unmoved but your legs arc 180 degrees from front to back.  Now, swing your legs to their original position while swinging your feet apart to either side and together again.  It is like making a snow angel with your legs in three dimensions.  Bring your feet together and a few inches off the floor below you again.  Next, put your legs straight up in the air and do a sit-up by attempting to touch your toes.  Lower your legs back down until your feet are just off the floor again.  Bring your legs in and curl into a fetal position on your left side (feet on ground).  Do a sit-up while rotating your upper body towards your right side (a sit-up with a twist).  Switch sides, then start from the beginning.  This exercise will get all the muscles that make up the six-pack and will focus on the very hard to develop lower "cans".  This exercise will KILL YOU, and you may need to do conventional ones to get ready for it.\n\nDo it everyday when you wake up and before you go to sleep until you can't do it anymore.  You will have a six-pack in 3-5 weeks.\n\nTang Soo!
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Butt kicks.  Run knees up. Get thighs horizontal.  Sprint up hills really fast(steep hills) Do sprinting for a long period of time. Make your legs and heart and lunges stronger.  Lift weights with your legs. they have machine that does that.  If you don't do some strengthening of the legs you will injure you self and won't be able to practice. Trust me I know.  All of these techniques worked for me.
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start off from the beginning and do it slowly... have a hack out at just a walk - one day\ngo over trotting poles the next- then a hack out and include trots- keep it slow- get to know each other again.\nstart of slow - build up to bigger things and most importantly just enjoy riding - theres noting worse than riding and not feeling confident..
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Well, I do exercises regularly to keep my body in shape. I am not a specialist but some of the exercises that I do are quite good.\nI lay down and lift my legs in the air. I start kicking as hard as I can. It is really good because it makes my whole body shaking and stretches my legs.\nAnother good exercise for me is when I stand next to a chair and I lift my legs backwards as long as I can. I start slowly and after that try to di it faster.\nI hope you like those exercises.I tried to Help! :)))
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Simple exercises to do before traveling to Ski Country USA....\n\nHold on to a chair, table, wall with one hand for balance. Stand on one leg with your knee bent approximately 30 degrees (1/3), a bit more than so you can't see your toes under your forward bent knee.\n\nHold this position without moving for approximately 15-30 seconds at first. Gradually increase the time 5-15 seconds every few days, until you can hold the position for 2 minutes. Repeat this exercise at least 3 times per day on each leg.\n\nBenefits:\nYou are strengthening your quadriceps muscle group- one of the most active muscles used in skiing and snowboarding. The one that burns sometimes halfway down a long run down the mountain, and/or halfway through a lesson on our revolving carpet.\n\nYou are establishing good muscle memory by reinforcing a forward flexed position, similar to the one in skiing & snowboarding.\n\nYou will also increase your skill of balance, as balance, like all skills, will improve with practice. A lot of the time in skiing & snowboarding we balance most of our weight on one foot or the other. This simple exercise will help improve your skill at balancing on one foot, which should help improve your balance while in motion on skis & snowboards.\n\nNow that you have great balance and muscle strength, when you get to the Ski area (which is NOT in Baton Rouge)... you'll be physically fit for the challenge.