Workout Wednesday - Side Lunges & Weighted Leg Raises

A video posted by Shaina T (@fitcountrygal) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:16pm PST

Pick up a set of weight plates or dumbbells and try this sequence!

Side Lunges

1. Stand up straight with weights or dumbbells at your sides. Let one foot hover just off of the ground
2. Keeping your standing leg straight, chest up, and back straight, bend into the opposite knee, aiming to get your thigh parallel with the ground.
3. Come back up, and let your lunging foot hover & repeat.

Weighted Side Leg Lifts

1. Bend slightly into standing leg's knee.
2. Keep hovered leg straight & rest weight or dumbbell onto the side of your thigh.
3. Keeping your leg straight, lift it to the side.

Repeat 10 lunges, followed by 20 weighted side leg lifts for 3 sets on one leg.  Then repeat for the other leg.