Leg day is a favorite in my house. There is no feeling like lifting heavy weight with your largest muscles. You feel accomplished. Tired. Strong.
But leg day takes forever.
You might spend two hours trying to hit every muscle. Let’s face it, nobody has two hours to spare. Most days are busy enough as it is.
The good news? You don’t need hours.
You need a smart plan. And a willingness to work hard.
This is what the WH+ Muscle in Minutes workout offers. In ten minutes you will do efficient exercises that actually build strength. It fits into life because the schedule is flexible.
I lead these sessions. Cori Ritchey CSCS personal trainer and fitness editor at WH built the plan to work with you. Not against you. Have ten minutes? Good. Have fifty? Great. Build a routine that fits your schedule.
Watch the video below. It is shorter than one episode of Friends. Hard-hitting though.
Efficiency beats volume when you are short on time.
The Breakdown
Glutes + Hamstrings Focus
Time: 10 minutes
Equipment: medium and heavy dumbbells
Target: glutes hamstrings
First. Warm up. Do 30 seconds of each:
- Upward into Downward Dog
- Plank Shoulder Taps
- Kang Squat
Then. The workout. 45 seconds on 15 seconds off. Do 3 sets of each.
- Hip Thrusts
- Hamstring Walkout
- Kickstand Romanian Deadlift
Credits to the crew for making it look easy:
- Video Director Janie Booth
- Director of Photography Derrick Saint Pierre and Rmy Rainer
- Video Editor Josh Archer
- Hair and Makeup Sara Jade
Is it going to be easy? Probably not. That’s the point.
If you want more, scroll down for additional workouts. Or just finish those last set.
It stays with you. The burn. The fatigue. But also the power. You built that in ten minutes. Imagine what you could do with twenty.
