If you want to lose weight in your thigh and tummy area, you have to decrease your total body weight. However, you can build the muscles in your stomach and thighs to add more definition. Train with weights to build muscle and increase your metabolism, perform cardiovascular exercise to burn fat and eat well to lose inches all over.
Step 1
Perform strength training workouts three days per week. Break up workouts into an upper body day, a lower body day and a day for abs. Challenge your muscles by training with weights that are heavy enough for the last few repetitions of every exercise to be difficult to complete.
Step 2
Train legs using weighted compound exercises like lunges, squats and deadlifts that recruit every muscle in the leg. Compound leg exercises engage your quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes and calves to quickly develop muscle and trim your thighs.
Step 3
Perform abdominal workouts three days per week. Include exercises that use all the abdominal muscles to see the most results. Some good examples are hanging leg raises and oblique crunches for four sets of 25 reps and planks for four sets of 30 reps.
Step 4
Eat healthy foods to support your workout and weight loss efforts. Prepare your meals from natural foods that combine lean proteins like meats and eggs, whole grains, fruits, vegetables and healthy fats like olive oil and nuts to decrease your daily caloric intake and increase energy.
Tips and Warnings
- Drink more water to keep your muscles hydrated. MayoClinic.com recommends drinking 2 to 3 cups prior to workouts, 2 to 3 cups for every pound lost during workouts and 1 cup for every 15 to 20 minutes of your workout.
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