How to Slim Your Thighs & Waist

How to Slim Your Thighs & Waist
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There are numerous methods for getting toned thighs and a slender waistline. Possibly you have a photo shoot planned, possess a good pair of jeans that won't move past your thighs or have a layer of fat hanging over the top. Regardless of the reason you want to slim down, there's undoubtedly a resolution. Some methods require patience and self discipline and often a combination of several actions must be taken to slim your thighs and waistline.

Step 1

Perform lunges to tone your thighs. Find some space, stand with your feet hip-width apart and step forward with your right leg. Make sure to keep a 90-degree angle, then push up to starting position. Repeat on your left leg and do four sets of 20 reps per leg.

Step 2

Go dancing or take a dance class. This is an excellent way to get slender looking legs and burn fat around your waist. Classes like zumba, hip hop, ballet, jazz or ballroom dance, give the legs a great workout. Find any of these classes at a local gym or dance studio and aim for two to three classes per week.

Step 3

Execute an interval-training program four days a week to burn the fat on your waist and thighs. Try bicycling for example. Start with a five-minute warm up, and pedal hard for 30 seconds. Pedal lightly for 60 seconds, then pedal hard for another 30 seconds. Alternate back and forth for a total of 30 minutes. If bicycling is not your preferences, use running, elliptical training, skiing, swimming or jumping rope.

Step 4

Perform waist-trimming exercises four days a week after your interval-training sessions. Use exercises like leg raises and reverse crunches for your lower abdominals, side crunches and Russian twists for your obliques and intercostals, and basic crunches for your upper abs. Complete four sets of 25 to 30 repetitions.

Step 5

Eat smaller meals every day to trim your thighs and waist. Have breakfast then eat every two or three hours for the rest of the day. Include protein and complex carbohydrates with each meal to keep them balanced and blood sugars stabilized. A chicken breast on a whole-grain bun with lettuce, tomato is an example.

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Article reviewed by Contributing Writer Last updated on: May 18, 2011

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