Leg Day?

[LJB]

I enjoy working out, but I dread leg day. I don't like it. I don't want to do it, and I'm a big baby about it. So... I just want to verify that I actually need to be putting myself through lower body workouts. lol I love step aerobics and kick boxing, and I do them regularly. I don't suppose standing on one leg to do a kick with the other, squatting for ice breakers, stepping up and down on the step, leg abduction moves (some of the step DVDs) and stuff like that hits all the same lower body muscles as a complete lower body workout do they? I dance and play pickleball too, so my legs get a lot of movement/exercise. My legs look great (well... if you ignore the varicose veins lol) - I mean... they're toned. Do I still need specific strength training for them?

I look at exercise this way: You do it because you either enjoy it, and/or you are after a certain result, which could be fat loss, a toned body, more muscle, be stronger etc. If you really dislike leg day, and you already have good looking legs with all the leg work from step and kickboxing (so you have the results without leg day), then I don’t see why you should do it.
I avoided leg day for years because I also found step, and all the ice breaker squatting and lunges in the cardio was enough, but now I do it about once a week because I find I need more strength in my leg and glute muscles to supplement and support the arthritis in my knees and ankles. However, if arthritis wasn’t a problem, then I probably wouldn’t do it either.