Leg Strength Cardio Workout

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This leg strength and cardio workout is all about building endurance in the legs and glutes! All you need for this workout is a box or bench and somewhere to run.

Workout Details

Love cardio and bodyweight workouts? Then this workout is for you! This workout is perfect for travelling since all you need is a box or bench and a place to run. You’ll be alternating between cardio and a lower body bodyweight exercise.

The goal is to move through this entire workout with little rest. Just try to keep moving. Here’s how it looks:

Complete 3 Rounds:

  1. 400 m (0.25 mile) run
  2. 50 steps up
  3. 400 m run
  4. 50 walking lunges
  5. 400 m run
  6. 50 air squats

Workout Notes

  • If you don’t have space for walking lunges, do reverse lunges.
  • The 400 m runs should be done at a moderate pace. The pace should feel a bit uncomfortable but something you could maintain for a while.
  • Use an approximately 20 inch bench or box for the step ups. Complete 50 in total, 25 per leg. Alternate legs whenever you want.
  • Not ready for 3 rounds? Try just 1 or 2!
  • The workout can also be scaled by reducing the reps of step ups, lunges and squats to 20-30.

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Workout details for a leg strength cardio workout.

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  1. Thank you, not only I’m improving as a cook thanks to you, now I can get some nice workout tips as well! This is just awesome. I’d definitely add a few important points in the guide in case someone is brand-new such as the importance of a good warm-up before starting exercising and running and another crucial part is stretching! To all of the beautiful people out there reading this – don’t forget stretching! Preferably after you run your mileage – get yourself in a nice place and do a good 5-10 minutes, you’ll love the feel, I promise. We do running competitions at my job at so I have some decent experience and (at least a little) credibility, haha!

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