Loose skin on the inside of the legs is often the result of fast weight loss. The good part of this is that losing weight helps reduce your disease risk. Unfortunately, the excess skin left behind can cause you to feel self-conscious. Reduce the appearance of this loose skin by doing weight training exercises. Focus on the major muscles in the legs, which include the quadriceps and hamstrings.
Step 1
Pinch a stability ball against a wall with the middle of your back to do squats. Hold dumbbells at your sides and place your feet slightly forward and slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Keep your core tight and back straight as you bend your knees and lower your body down. Stop when your thighs are parallel to the floor, stand back up and repeat.
Step 2
Sit on a leg press machine to work your thighs. Place your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart on the steel platform and push it up slightly. Move the safety handles to the sides and lower the platform by bending your knees. Stop when your thighs are close to your chest and knees are bent 90 degrees. Push the platform back up in one steady motion and repeat.
Step 3
Grab a pair of dumbbells to do plie squats for the inside of your legs. Stand with your feet in a wide stance, your toes turned out to the sides and hold the weights vertically in between your thighs. Lower your body down until your thighs parallel the floor and stand back up. Repeat for a set of repetitions.
Step 4
Position your feet in a staggered stance with your left foot forward to do lunges. Hold dumbbells at your sides and lower yourself down until both knees form 90-degree angles. Do not let your back knee touch the floor when you do this. Stand back up, repeat for a set of reps and switch sides. Keep your core tight and back straight throughout.
Step 5
Hold a barbell in front of your thighs with an overhand, shoulder-width grip to do stiff leg deadlifts. Keep your core tight and back straight as you bend forward at the hips and lower the bar toward the floor. Stop when you feel a strong contraction in your hamstrings, stand back up and repeat.
Tips and Warnings
- Use weights that are so heavy that you can only do eight to 12 reps with good form. Aim for four or five sets of each exercise and work out three days a week on alternating days.
Things You'll Need
- Stability ball
- Dumbbells
- Leg press machine
- Barbell
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