Workouts are extremely important as they help to keep the body healthy. Similarly, leg workouts are important as they help to keep the leg muscles strong. When your leg muscles are strong, you are less likely to injure yourself and also it helps to keep the joints strong and flexible. On some days you might not feel like going to the gym to workout but that should not be a reason to not workout. You can workout even at home and it could also be leg workouts for that matter.

Equipments are essential for workouts, however, they shouldn’t be an excuse to not workout if/when you don’t them. On somedays, you could exercise at home without those equipments and can still reap benefits. Here are a few leg workouts that you can do at home.

1. Squats: This exercise helps to strengthen the muscles of the lower body and it also reduces the risks of injury. When you perform squats, you also lose calories and often it is compared to high-intensity workouts. And most importantly, squats can be performed anywhere as they don’t require any sort of equipments.
2. Lunges: This exercise can be easily performed at home and it helps to the hips, back and legs. They also work on the muscles of your legs making them strong and reducing the chances of injury. Lunges also imporves your mobilty and it is also advised for cyclists and runners. Along with these, lunges also helpful for weight loss.
3. Side Lunges: The benefits of lunges and side lunges might be similar but side lunges work on the side muscles of your hips and legs. Also, they work in the muscles of inner and outer thighs. Side lunges are also helpful in promoting side movements rather than forward and backward movements.
4. Side leg raises: This exercise can be performed while standing or while lying down. When you raise your leg from the side, it tends to strengthen the muscles of your thighs. When doing standing leg raises, it helps to improve your stability.