The Best Exercises To Lose Weight Quick Around The Thighs

March 9, 2011

Exercise & Fitness

If you’re interested in reading this article, chances are, you’re a woman. Many ladies are constantly on the prowl for the solution to their thigh problems. Thigh fat is no different from the rest of the fats surrounding your body. They may be hard to remove, but with the right kind of exercise, it is possible.

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First thing you should know is that thigh fat comes from the accumulation of excess calories from the foods you consumed but were unable to burn off.

So it only makes sense that for you to lose all that thigh fat is to change your diet into a more healthy one. Add more protein and fiber to your diet, to keep you leaner and to boost the effects of your exercise.

1. Walking

Walking, especially an uphill walk, is beneficial in toning your thighs, calves and butt. Walking will not bulk up your muscles, instead, it will firm up your thighs and make them stronger and leaner.

2. Jump Rope

Jump rope caused you hours of fun when you were kids, now it’s made even more fun with the added benefit of toning your thighs. Try to jump rope at leat three times in a week. It’s a good thigh exercise and also helps in maintaining a good posture. 

3. Squats

An exercise like squats help build up your quads, and are one of the most effective things you can do to slim up your thighs. Thigh squats require a lot of calories to perform, and targets all the muscles in your lower body to shape up your leg area mass effectively.

Do a proper squat: Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart. Inhale as you lower yourself to a squat and bend your knees slowly, keeping your knees from extending past your toes, until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Exhale as you go back to a standing position. Do in 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

4. Lunges

Lunges are sure to help you get the toned thighs you want. Lunges not only work out your thighs but also include toning up the rest of your lower body muscles including the hamstrings, quadriceps and gluteal area. 

Do a proper dumbbell lunge: Begin by standing upright, feet shoulder-width apart, with dumbbells in both hands. Relax your arms and shoulders to allow the dumbbells to hang down at your sides. Step your leg as far as you can, while keeping your other leg in place. As your foot lands in front of you, bend both your knees to lower your body. The step your foot back to staring position and repeat the process with your other foot. Do this right and left alternating lunge 10 to 15 times.

5. Leg Raises

Leg raises are excellent in strenthening and stretching the side muscles of your hips and thighs. Alhough there are a lot of variations to this trusty exercise, they all help in achieving the trim, toned legs you’ve always dreamed of.

Do a proper leg raise: Lie flat on your back on an exercise mat. Inhale as you elevate your legs and exhale as you bring them back down without letting them touch the floor. Maintain your legs in that elevated position about 1 to 2 inches off the floor and stop on that level as you bring them back down. Repeat 10 times and relax.

The Skinny

To lose weight quick around the thighs would require time, effort, patience and proper dieting. There is really no way to focus on thighs alone, but doing these simple exercises will help reduce fat everywhere in the body, including your thighs. Doing 3 sets each of these exercises 3 days a week can easily trim 3 inches of fat off your legs in as little as 3 weeks. As long as you are consuming less calories than you burn, then you’re in good hands. 

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