When you think about the most effective leg exercises, you might naturally first consider heavyweight moves like barbell back squats and deadlifts. Those are undoubtedly great exercises, but you can get a great leg workout done without lifting any weights at all.
The six leg exercises below will help you do that. They have been put together into one lower-body routine by fitness trainer Kyle Knapp, and all of the exercises are ‘slow and low’. This means they involve doing low holds and working at a slow tempo to work your muscles, and maximize time under tension to produce the biggest benefits from your workout.
