Suzanne Somers became synonymous with the ThighMaster after a series of 1990s TV commercials. While it's not ideal for a full-body exercise, this small, coiled resistance unit can, when creatively applied, exercise almost any of your major muscle groups. As your muscles strengthen through continuous exercise, you'll need to move up to something that offers more resistance if you hope to keep getting stronger.
Adduction (Inner Thighs)
Sit down on a firm, straight-backed chair, far enough forward that you can position the ThighMaster between your knees. Hold the ThighMaster in place with one hand on each handle, and make sure the yellow cap is pointing down.
Squeeze your knees together. Slowly release back to the starting position and repeat. Exhale each time you squeeze your knees together; inhale as you release.
Chest
Position the ThighMaster so that it runs parallel to your forearms, handles just inside your elbows, yellow cap facing in toward your chin. Your hands should be at about shoulder height. Squeeze your elbows together, then slowly release. As with the adduction exercise, exhale as you squeeze, and inhale as you release.
Biceps
Position the ThighMaster so that the yellow cap (pointing down) is even with your right elbow. Use your left hand to stabilize one of the ThighMaster's handles against your upper body, just inside your right arm, while you grasp the other handle in your right hand.
Exhale as you bend your right arm, squeezing against the ThighMaster's resistance. Keep your right elbow close against your side as you do this; resist the temptation to let it swing forward. Inhale as you slowly release the tension on the ThighMaster, then repeat. Complete a full set on the right side before repeating the exercise on the left.
Triceps
Position the ThighMaster's yellow cap in front of your waist, with one handle aligned, pointing downward, along the front of your right thigh. The other handle should protrude forward in front of your body; rest your forearm on the ThighMaster, and grasp the free handle with your right hand.
Stabilize the ThighMaster close against your body with your left hand, and focus on keeping your right elbow stationary against your body as you exhale and straighten your right arm, forcing the ThighMaster closed. Slowly release the tension, inhaling and bending your arm as the Thigh Master opens. Complete a full set with the right arm before switching to the left.
Lats
Tuck the yellow knob into your right armpit. Use your left hand to stabilize one of the ThighMaster handles against your body; the other handle will protrude off to the side. Rest your right elbow on this handle.
Exhale as you squeeze your right elbow down toward the side of your body. Inhale as you slowly release the contraction against the ThighMaster's resistance. Complete a full set with your right arm before switching to the left.
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