This weeks exercise is the wall sit. I chose this exercise in particular because not only does it work the biggest muscle in the body, it's something that can be done while doing something else such as reading a book or watching tv. The convenience of the wall sit is a good reason to try it out in itself.
Wall sits work the quadriceps, which helps to burn the most calories since they are the biggest muscles in the body. Doing sets of 30 seconds for 10 minutes is a good way to start out and keep increasing the time.
How to do proper wall sits:
1. Stand in front of a wall (about 2 feet in front of it) and lean against it.
2. Slide down until your knees are at about 90-degree angles and hold, keeping the abs contracted, for 20-60 seconds.
3. Come back to start and repeat, holding the squat at different angles to work the lower body in different ways.
4. To add intensity, hold weights or squeeze a ball between the knees.
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