Lower Body Fitness

When I think about lower body fitness, my version is all muscle groups from the belt line down. This includes but not limited to hips, legs, thighs, calves, and feet. From my 40 plus years in the fitness industry I also realize that for the most part people especially men do not exercise their lower body as equally as their upper body. There is no logic for this and the reasons are many, primarily because the upper body muscles are “show muscles”, again especially for the male workout population. Females from what I have seen do exercise their lower bodies more frequently. When I was personal training one on one in Atlanta the main body part females wanted to work on was their legs, thighs, and hips, and the guys wanted to work on their chest and arms.
Much of my success in the fitness industry whether providing commercial exercise equipment to my commercial clients or my residential customers is because I listen to what people want their fitness results to be. People are often surprised when I begin to inform them about the health benefits of lower body exercises. And often I begin at the feet, yes the feet. This is the first muscle group that you activate when you get out of bed in the morning. I personally do several foot exercises and the main one being to go barefoot as much as possible. In the gym I do standing calf raises every single time I workout. This helps my lower body circulation from my feet to my hips.
Every single workout in any fitness center I workout in I also do walking lunges, sometimes with dumbbells for added resistance. Now my legs are warmed up and I look for a worthy leg press to activate all of my leg muscles with resistance. I prefer a plate loaded leg press like the https://rushfitnesstools.com/product/york-barbell-sts-35-degree-leg-press-machine/ The reason I like this one is when my wife does a workout with me we can use smaller increment weight plates to ensure she has the correct comfortable weight resistance.
When I want to get a complete old school leg press workout I chose the https://rushfitnesstools.com/product/body-solid-vertical-leg-press/ which is the type leg press machine I first exercised with in the 70’s. This one is quite improved on the homemade leg press I first used and is a delight to exercise with.
The corporate clients I have prefer the ease of use and the compact space this commercial leg press and combo Hack Squat provides, https://rushfitnesstools.com/product/signature-series-seated-leg-press-hack-squat/
The added resistance you get with leg press machines are beneficial not only for athletes but also for regular people who want to stay strong and maintain a certain level of endurance which strong, healthy, muscles provide.
I talked earlier about feet and the calf raise whether you choose seated or standing is helpful when you want to workout your feet as you strengthen your calf muscles and lower leg muscles, tendons, and ligaments. This is a nice basic plate loaded calf machine that is good for commercial or residential applications, https://rushfitnesstools.com/product/body-solid-seated-calf-raise/ and is a nice compact exercise machine. There is also an option which is quicker to use https://rushfitnesstools.com/product/achieve-dual-leg-calf-press/ because it has a weight stack and all you do to adjust the weight is pull a pop pin and adjust the weight. Standing calf raises are also available but does cause a bit of spinal compression and for a long time was the only option around in the gyms I first started going to for calf raise exercises.
There now have been multiple studies showing that people who workout their lower bodies see better results also in their upper body development. Your lower body strength is so important that when you do keep yourself in shape with lower body exercises your quality of life with family and friends increases for the good. You’re able to play with grandchildren longer and enjoy outdoor walks with friends and family without being exhausted when walking uphill.
Another great benefit of lower body exercise is that your lower back has less strain because you will develop strong hamstrings. This standing leg curl is one of my favorite machines to use for building strong hamstrings. SIGNATURE SERIES UNILATERAL LEG CURL
Early on in my fitness career I used a leg machine like the SIGNATURE SERIES PRONE LEG CURL which provided me outstanding leg development and strength. Recently in some of the fitness centers I have been in they have the rear kick back leg machine which works the hamstrings and inner leg well, SIGNATURE SERIES REAR KICK.
In a rehabilitation or physical therapy situation my choice is either the SIGNATURES SERIES SEATED LEG CURL, or the dual seated leg curl/leg ext.
When I am providing total leg exercise equipment options to personal trainers or serious home gyms I add the https://rushfitnesstools.com/product/body-solid-glph1100b-leg-press-hack-squat/ which is a workhorse that has been around for decades and still does the job correctly with a minimal footprint. You can workout squats, hack squats, calf raises, leg press, properly on this one leg machine.
Rehabilitation and physical therapy clinics enjoy the versatility and ease of use of our SIGNATURE SERIES MULTI HIP. When you want to workout your legs smart then I use the multi hip for standing leg curls, standing leg extensions, standing abductor and adductor exercises to ensure I have the best leg strength I need.
Another great leg machine for the medical facility, personal trainers, and community fitness centers, needs is https://rushfitnesstools.com/product/achieve-dual-inner-outer-thigh/

When your ready ton build an outstanding leg and lower body fitness program, please call on us. We have been serving the fitness industry for over 30 years and can help you achieve the fitness results you want and need. Email me for more information, Rushww1957@gmail.com.

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