Our legs can frustrate us during training – no matter what we do, they never get as tight and slim as we would like them to be. A certain fitness method should now be able to change that: With the slider workout we get closer to our dream legs in no time!
Slider workout? What should it be?
The slider workout is a fitness method in which you slide over the floor with so-called slider pads. Sounds funny at first, but as part of the workout is exhausting as hell – and that's why it really gets our legs in shape. In the variant in the gym, there is the slider pad as a kind of smooth polished board on which you can slide around with special shoes or towels and perform workout exercises. For training at home, on the other hand, there are small round slide pads with which you can slide around. You only need a little space and a non-slip floor.
What does the workout do?
Of course, you can do the workout with your own body weight without slipping. But the slider workout has one big advantage: The body has to constantly stabilize and keep its balance. He can only do this with the help of the deep muscles, especially the so-called core area between the abdomen and back is required. In addition, the sense of balance and endurance are improved. And: as exhausting as the slider workout is – it is a lot of fun.
These exercises keep your legs slim
Would you like to test the slider workout yourself? Then start with these great exercises for the legs:
Skating
Skating is the basic exercise in a slider workout. You move over the board as if you were riding inline skates and use the strength of your legs to slide from left to right. The arms support the hips – they must not be used to swing! When skating, the upper body remains upright.
Lungs
For lunges, stand hip-width in front of the board or on your slider pads. With your right foot you slide backwards and at the same time you bend your knees. The left leg remains on the floor, the knee forms a 90 degree angle. With your right knee you briefly touch the floor and keep your upper body straight, Shoulders and hips point forward. Then you slide your right leg back into the starting position and stand up. Then it's the other side.
Burpees
For the burpees, stand hip-width on the board or the slider pads and go from there to the planking position. Only instead of jumping backwards, as is the case with normal burpees, your feet remain firmly on the pad or board so that you slip into position. Then the legs are pulled back to the chest, you straighten your torso and stretch your arms towards the ceiling. The jump that actually comes at this point is hardly possible risk-free in the slider workout, so it is omitted.
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