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LEGS WORKOUT

Dumbbells and barbells allow you to train inside or outside since they're portable, but you can't very well throw a cable contraption into your car to go work out in the park. And quite a few leg exercises are cable-driven. The answer? Ankle weights. These strap-on devices provide a solid extra jolt to standard exercises. Pick up a pair and get into 'em!

BENT-LEG RAISES
Stand with legs together and hands on hips. Proceed to raise the bent right leg until the thigh is almost parallel to the ground. Pause, then lower to starting position and next raise the left leg. Perform 10 alternating raises with each leg.

REAR RAISES
Stand with legs together and hands on hips. Proceed to raise the lower right leg until it is almost parallel to the ground. Pause, then lower to starting position and next raise the left leg. Perform 10 alternating repetitions with each leg.

STRAIGHT-LEG RAISES
Stand with legs together and arms at sides. Proceed to raise the right leg up in front of you until almost parallel to the ground. Pause, then lower to starting position and next raise the left leg. Perform 10 alternating raises with each leg.

SIDE RAISES
Stand with legs together, grasping something for support with the right hand. Proceed to extend the left leg out to the side until almost parallel to the ground. Pause, then lower to starting position. Perform 10 repetitions, then turn around for another set raising the right leg.

LEG SPREADS
Lie on your back with hands palms down and legs together. Proceed to spread them out to sides. Pause, then return to starting position. Perform 10 repetitions.

KNEE PULL-INS
Lie on your back with hands palms down under buttocks and legs out together, slightly bent. Proceed to pull knees in toward the chest. Pause, then return to starting position. Perform 10 repetitions.