[pct-l] Leg Exercises, etc.

[Scott]

Wall squats are a good exercise for your quads (especially your inner quads
which help to keep your kneecaps properly aligned).  There's a decent
description here:
http://backandneck.about.com/od/deskexercises/ht/wallsquat.htm, though I'd
suggest keeping your feet less than 2' from the wall to start.  Do it
against a smooth surface, like a closed door.  And instead of holding it for
a long time, I do reps of about 10 seconds, but it's probably all the same.

-Scott

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

>
> On Feb 4, 2009, at 2:51 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:12:48 +0000 (GMT) Richard Bazley wrote:
> >
> > My trainer told me that too many leg exercises is not good for
> > hiking and running
>
> I don't know anything about weight training. I'm curious why leg
> exercises would be bad? How much is too much?
>
> I think I could have benefitted from something to strengthen my
> quads. I still could benefit from that. Any leg exercises that don't
> require me signing up for a gym membership but also will actually
> work my quads (without allowing me to fake my way out of working my
> quads)?
>
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