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  2. The best exercises to tone your legs – no weights required

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    The legs and glutes are the largest muscles in the body, which means you should exercise them — at most — every other day. It’s essential to give leg muscles a 24-hour rest period at minimum ...

  3. Tone your calves with these 20 simple exercises - AOL

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    Learn calf muscle anatomy and the best calf exercises for your leg workout to improve strength, balance, stability and to run faster, according to a personal trainer.

  4. Calf raises - Wikipedia

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    Bridging exercises are done with a flexed knee to lessen the stretch on the hamstring (a knee flexor) and focus the hip extension work on the gluteus maximus. In that same respect, the reduced knee flexion makes plantar flexion work comparable to a seated calf raise, due to the lessened stretch on the gastrocnemius (like the hamstring, also a knee flexor).

  5. 9 strength-training exercises to help you walk farther ... - AOL

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    Benefits: This works the glutes, hamstrings and all the same muscles as a regular squat, but also targets the inner thigh abductor muscles. How-to: Take a wide stance; wider than shoulder width ...

  6. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Obesity is a complex disease that affects whole-body metabolism and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Physical exercise results in numerous health benefits and is an important tool to combat obesity and its co-morbidities, including cardiovascular diseases. Exercise prevents both the ...

  7. Outline of exercise - Wikipedia

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    Exercise – any bodily activity that enhances or log physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system , honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as for the purpose of enjoyment.