You may need to isolate one body part in your workout to achieve the body of your dreams. Often a problem area, your thighs may contain fat that makes them larger than you would like. However, with the proper combination of exercise and diet, you can easily attain shapely legs and thighs in just a few weeks.
Step 1
Alternate intense activity with lighter activity when exercising. Move from squats or lunges to jump-roping. Benefits of interval training include burning more calories and losing weight more quickly, cites MayoClinic.com.
Step 2
Perform exercises that isolate the thigh muscles. The ball squeeze exercise focuses on the inner thighs. While sitting in a chair, place the exercise ball in between your legs and then squeeze 10 times.
Step 3
Climb the stairs. Stand next to a flight of stairs and place the outer leg on the bottom step, while the inner leg rests on the floor. Bring the inner leg up to the next step and scissor your way to the top.
Step 4
Exercise by inline skating. Aerobic activity plays a key role in helping you lose weight in any part of your body. An effective form of aerobic activity that targets the thighs is inline skating. The sport focuses on the abductor and adductor muscles, which aid movement in the hips and thighs. Working these muscles eliminates fat deposits in the thighs.
Step 5
Eat a healthy diet. A healthy diet includes fruits and vegetables, complex carbohydrates, protein and plenty of water. This strategy helps with any weight loss routine, even one targeting your thighs. The key to losing weight is to change your eating habits by finding a plan that works for you.
Things You'll Need
- Medium-size exercise ball
- Chair
- Inline skates
References
- MayoClinic.com: Interval Training: Can it Boost Your Calorie-Burning Power?
- Good Housekeeping: Thigh-Toning Workout -- Tone Thighs
- Inline Skating Resource Center: Research and Resources -- Fitness Fun
- Brittanica Online Encyclopedia: Abductor Muscle
- HelpGuide.org: Healthy Weight Loss and Dieting: How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off
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