When I work out on my own, I am all about lunges and squats — anything to work my legs. I might throw in a few biceps curls or some push-ups, too. When working with Hannah, my trainer at Equinox, we do a lot of upper body work — I feel like she has taught me every kind of push-up variation imaginable. My arms and back are becoming a lot stronger using the cable pulley machine and some kettle bells. What about you . . .

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Ally Capellino
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I'd say legs because I use them for my aerobic exercise as well.
1Since I'm slightly pear shaped, I have a tendency to work my lower body more. But then I remember that I should be working my upper body as well, to balance my body a little more, so in the end I work my whole body evenly.
2Lately it's my arms and shoulders getting the biggest workout.
3I do arms and legs every other day after 40-50 minutes of cardio.
4I work my legs more... but just because there are more interesting ways to work your legs
I mean, spinning and running... but I'm not a very creative sportswoman...
5I have to say legs because I do at least 5 days of cardio a week... and while I try to involve my arms.. my legs take the brunt of all of those workouts!
6i love working on my arms and back, but i HAVE TO work on my legs way more for maintenance...why are legs so damn hard to upkeep? don't forget the damn abs sheesh
7I work all body parts evenly - and I know this, I don't just "think" I do.
8I'm not lifting right now... but I'd say I work my legs more with running + riding.. I do work my upper body with swimming 3x/ week, though. (and oddly, although maybe not, my upper body is what hurts most after a long ride --- being aero for 5+ hours!)
9Legs as I enjoy the exercises more and I run so I like to make sure my legs are strong. BUT my PT works my upper body ... she loves shoulders, arms and back so she helps keep me well pro-portioned.
10I strength train my upper body and mainly work my legs through cardio. This seems to balance my proportions out well.
11I try and focus on everything evenly but seeing as I'm training for my first tri, the legs have definitely been feeling the burn...
12My lower body is stronger - so I guess I work out more on my lower body.
13I used to neglect my upper body because I wanted nice legs and I didn't care if I had a defined upper body. However what I didn't realize is that if you build up your shoulders and upper body (including back and chest) your lower body actually looks smaller, it is called the v taper. Once I figured that out and started hitting my upper body as hard as my lower I look a lot more proportiante and my lower body appears smaller. I also have a very small upper body, my boobs are small and I don't hold much weight anywhere above my waist at all, but when I really worked on developing my chest muscles my boobs look bigger and I look more filled out too! Weight training is a magical thing:)
14Lower body gets more always has. As biarose said aerobic exercise , Plus I walk alot. I use hand weights though during my aerobic workout. & then I focus on just arms & abs for 15 minutes.
15These days, my lower body has been worked out more. I've been doing some extra jogging.
I still do upper body weight training, but I think I've been putting a bigger demand on my lower body.
16definitely legs. they're easier exercised simply from cardio workouts
17I think my legs get more of a workout because I like to put the resistance up on the elliptical or the stationary bike and crank the incline on the treadmill. When I do my strength training, I tend to focus more on my upper body more. I try to keep balanced that way.
18i tend gain a lot of weight on my upper body, so i do more strength training there.
19I have heard that in general the legs are the strongest part of the body, and I know that holds true for me. And since my legs are stronger, I tend to favor them more in workouts because they don't protest, ache, and get so sore like my upper body. Sigh, I know . . . no pain, no gain.
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