| The long winter, with its damp and chill, really does a | | | | using a moisturizer with sunscreen is recommended. |
| number on skin. We bundle up against the cold, and | | | | Once you start thinking about your summer shorts |
| we end up with dry, dull, tired skin after months of | | | | and skirts, you may find that your legs are not as |
| this. In winter, no one can tell because we are | | | | toned as you might like. Exercise can be tricky in |
| covered up. But in spring and summer our skin comes | | | | winter. If you've slacked off of your workout |
| out from hiding. With spring right around the corner, it | | | | routine, and your legs show the result, use the |
| is time to get skin back into shape! | | | | exercises below to get firmness back. |
| Focus your efforts first on the legs. The legs are on | | | | -Calf raises: This is an easy move that can be done |
| nearly constant display in hotter weather, because of | | | | with little to no equipment, and is effective quickly. |
| shorts and summer dresses and skirts. Getting legs | | | | Simply stand with the balls of your feet on a surface |
| summer shorts-ready can take time so start early | | | | that allows you to stand flatfooted with your heels |
| and follow the tips below. | | | | hanging off. A stair step works very well for this, as |
| Skin should be made both healthy and more | | | | does a stepper bench like the ones used in step |
| attractive. Since you probably haven't been getting | | | | aerobic classes. Raise up on your toes, and then |
| any sun over the winter months, one way to make | | | | come back down, repeatedly. This should burn in the |
| a major difference is to help your skin look tanner. | | | | calf muscles if it is done right. |
| Hitting the beach or the tanning salon is not the best | | | | -Jumping rope: There are few exercises that are |
| idea, though, because these rays can damage the | | | | simpler and more readily available. All you need is a |
| skin. | | | | jump rope, and space to jump in. If you spend 30 |
| Instead, use a self-tanning product. A self tanner is | | | | minutes each day jumping rope, you'll end up with |
| an inexpensive way to get a very quick tan. Exfoliate | | | | toned legs and will tone the rest of your body as |
| first to prep the skin, then apply the tanner according | | | | well! Jumping rope is also a great cardio workout. |
| to directions. After you are done with the tanner, | | | | |