When you decide to do a home leg workout you’re probably thinking about strengthening your glutes, quads and hamstrings—the large muscles in your butt and upper legs—and any good routine worth your time should help you achieve just that.

But there are many more benefits you can realise with a smartly-programmed session, like this one from Portia Page, a personal trainer, Pilates instructor and Balanced Body educator .

“Fitting strength training into your schedule helps boost your metabolism—the more lean muscle you have, the more calories your body burns—even when resting,” says Page. You may like

This trainer says you should train your lower body from the bottom up, starting with calf raises

Build lower-body strength and endurance in five moves with this calisthenics coach's versat

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