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Strengthening legs for floor exercises

lornathewizzard
lornathewizzard Posts: 165 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone could help me out. As part of a kettlercise class I do, we do 7 floor exercises. Some of them you have to either have your legs up straight in the air or in a sort of scissor kick type movement. However, I really struggle to hold my legs up straight for any length of time, or very 'straight up'. The scissor kick exercise I always end up with my knees bent to have any chance of doing it. Is there anything that you can suggest to improve this? It's not so much like its painful, just that they won't stay up! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. :)

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  • martinh78
    martinh78 Posts: 601
    Just keep at it. ook me three or four weeks of classes before the kicks and such came to me. Still struggled but they definiately got better! The best way to improve something is to keep doing that something :o)
  • lornathewizzard
    lornathewizzard Posts: 165 Member
    That is sound advice. :) I just wondered if there was something I could maybe be doing outside of class to help. Suppose I could do the exercises at home too for a wee while. Practice makes perfect as you say!
  • martinh78
    martinh78 Posts: 601
    I would/did. Practice a few of the moves at home and stick at it :o)
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