Lateral walks and clam shells are great for toning your legs and glutes without the stress on your joints that comes with high-intensity aerobic exercises like running and cycling or heavy-weight training programs.
The top benefits of lateral walks and clam shells.
Tighten the thighs
Lateral walks and clam shells are key components of a healthy body. Tightening the thighs is important because it helps prevent injuries, improves your workout, and makes you look more toned.
Strengthen your core
As you know, your core muscles are responsible for stability and balance. They're also used in most everyday activities, including walking, running, and jumping.
In addition to lateral walks and clam shells (see above), here are some other exercises that target the core muscles:
● Plank - Lie face down on the floor with arms extended straight in front of you, palms flat on the floor, and legs together with toes pointed forward. Lift your body off the ground so that only the torso's weight rests on your hands/arms and feet; hold for 30 seconds at a time or try longer durations as you get stronger. Progress by extending one leg out behind the body while holding the plank position; repeat with the other leg extending back behind the body until both limbs are extended straight out from the shoulders (like Superman flying).
● Side plank - Lie on your side with elbow directly beneath shoulder; prop up upper body onto forearm while keeping hips stacked over knees; hold this position for 30 seconds at a time or longer as needed until comfortable enough with movement pattern before progressing into more advanced versions where feet come off the ground during exercise such as double leg raise variations where knees lift towards chest rather than just one side being lifted towards ceiling per rep (as shown here).
Build strong hamstrings and glutes
Hamstrings and glutes: The hamstrings are the muscles on the back of your thighs, while the glutes are located on the backside of your thighs. Both are two of the largest muscles in your body and, thus, can be difficult to tone up if you need to do exercises that target them specifically.
Improve stability and balance
Lateral walks and clam shells are great for improving your stability and balance. This is because they help you engage the muscles supporting your spine, pelvis, and hip joints. These muscles support your core and keep your body upright when moving around or standing still.
You must have good stability and balance to move around safely without falling over to avoid injuries! The better this fitness area is developed in a person's body, the less likely they will experience any injury while doing activities like running or playing sports.
Decrease back pain
Lateral walks and clamshells are the perfect exercises to help you decrease back pain. They can be done at home without equipment, making them easy to fit into your daily routine.
Improve posture
Posture is important for good health. Good posture can improve your ability to breathe and reduce stress on your back. Poor posture can lead to back pain, headaches, and neck pain. Good posture can be achieved by doing exercises that strengthen the body's core muscles (abdominals, lower back). The exercise shown in this article will help improve your posture by strengthening these muscles.
Relaxing and calming
Relaxation and calming. Lateral walks are a great way to relax, calm down, chill out, or unwind. They can also be used as part of your de-stressing routine.
Prevent injury and improve recovery time from injury (i.e., if you have knee pain, do this exercise instead of squats)
Lateral walks and clam shells are also good for people with knee pain. If you have knee pain, do these exercises instead of squats, running, or cycling.
If you want to improve recovery time from injuries such as ACL tears or meniscus tears, lateral walks, and clam shells can help by strengthening the muscles around your knees so they support them better during activity.
You'll develop more lean muscle
Lateral walks and clam shells are great exercises to build lean muscle. Lean muscle is more metabolically active than fat, which burns more calories than fat and helps you lose weight faster. In addition, lean muscle gives you a toned, shapely look that's more attractive than having excess body fat all over your legs and glutes.
Conclusion
Lateral Walks and Clam Shells are great for toning your legs and glutes without the stress on your joints that comes with high-intensity aerobic exercises like running and cycling or heavy-weight training programs.
