The best chance you have of tightening up loose thigh skin is to do weight training exercises. Focus on building the major muscles of the thighs to give your skin a tighter appearance. The quadriceps are the four-part muscles on the front of the thighs and the hamstrings are the three-part muscles on the back. Utilize free weights and machines to build these muscles and reduce loose skin.
Step 1
Step under a barbell on a squat rack to do squats. Rest the bar on your shoulders, grab it with a wide grip and lift it up. Take two or three steps backward and place your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Keep your back straight and core tight as you bend your knees and lower your body. Stop when your thighs parallel the floor, stand back up and repeat.
Step 2
Grab a set of dumbbells to do lunges. Hold the weights at your sides as you take a long step forward with your left foot. Keep your back straight and core tight as you bend both knees 90 degrees and lower your body toward the floor. Stand back up, bring your feet back together and repeat with your right leg. Alternate back and forth.
Step 3
Stand behind an exercise platform with your feet together to do step-ups. Hold dumbbells at your sides and place your right foot on the platform. Press down, raise your body in the air and move your left leg forward and up. Bend your knee, level your thigh to the floor and hold for a second. Lower your weight back onto your left foot, then step down with your right foot. Repeat the whole sequence leading with your left foot and continue to alternate back and forth.
Step 4
Sit on a leg press machine and place your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart on the platform to do leg presses. Push straight up, flip the safety latches over and lower the platform toward your body. Stop when your knees form 90-degree angles, push back up and repeat. Do not lock out your knees when extending your legs.
Step 5
Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart to do stiff-leg deadlifts. Hold a pair of dumbbells in front of your thighs with your palms facing your body and bend forward at the hips. Let the weights move toward the ground and push your butt backward. Stop when you feel a strong contraction in your hamstrings and stand back up in a steady motion. Repeat for a set of repetitions.
Tips and Warnings
- Aim for 10 to 12 reps with your exercises and do four or five sets. Use the heaviest weights you can handle and work out every three days. The down time in between your workouts will allow for proper recovery.
Things You'll Need
- Squat rack
- Barbell
- Dumbbells
- Leg press machine
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