3 Ways to Tone Legs With Jazzercise

1. Tone With Legwork Lunges

Jazzercise lunges tone legs with a powerful lean to the side. Start with your feet together and arms at your sides. Step out to the right with your toes pointed at a 45-degree angle. Lean into the lunge with a tight tummy and a straight back. Resist the urge to hunch over toward your knee. Follow the lunge with your arms extended and reaching toward your knee. Reverse the move to the left side with only a twist of the hips. Come up out of the lunge, twist and lean toward the left. Return to the starting position with your feet together and your arms at your sides. This leg toning lunge step feels like a skiing maneuver.

2. Power Leg Plies

This ballet inspired move mixes a little grace with a lot of core and leg training in Jazzercise. Start with your heels together and your toes angled out to each side, right toes pointed to the right, left toes pointed to the left. Take a step out with your right foot, toes staying turned out from your body, and step down. Tighten your gluts, keep your back straight and plie, or bend your knees to a half sitting position. Be careful to bend at your knees instead of pushing your bottom out in the back. You get maximum results in your quads with this step. Be safe with this move and keep your knees in line with your toes. Move your turnout in a little if you have trouble keeping your knees in line.

3. Infuse With Rock and Roll

Music makes the move with Jazzercise Rock Lunges. This step mirrors the regular lunge. Pump up the workout with a little music inspired rhythm. Add a bounce to the beat when lunging from side to side. Two Rock Lunges to the right and two to the left make this move manageable, upbeat and fun. You notice almost immediately how much a little bounce to the musical beat intensifies this leg toning exercise. Let your arms get into the swing of things with this move too. Adding the bounce means you have to be more careful about your knees staying positioned over your toes. Prevent any knee injuries by staying in the correct form.