Indoor cycling classes are a heart-pumping, calorie-scorching workout that can slim your body. It is impossible to spot reduce and lose weight from just one area. However, you can melt fat from your entire body, including the thighs with indoor cycling, while also building lean muscle.
Genetics
Your genetics play a role in how you distribute your weight and your body composition. You may have a more muscular build or you may have a leaner physique. However, during cycling you will melt fat off your thighs and gain lean muscle for a sleek appearance. You can end up with thicker thighs if you choose to eat the wrong foods because you will be gaining muscle from your training but also fat from unhealthy foods, leading to thicker thighs. Choose a clean diet and ride regularly to achieve the slim thighs you desire.
Interval Training
Indoor cycling classes use interval training to scorch more calories than traditional riding, causing you to melt more fat off your thighs. Interval training requires short bursts of intensity, followed by a recovery period. For example, in class you may sprint for 30 seconds and recover for one minute, repeating this interval several times.
Hill Climbs
Adding tension to your bike to mimic the resistance of a hill helps to sculpt your thighs. Resistance training on your bike builds lean muscle because it places a greater demand on your hamstrings, glutes and quadriceps. Building lean muscle helps you to burn more calories after your ride. An indoor cycling class may add rolling hills to your workout to increase your caloric burn.
Considerations
Flexibility training also helps to keep your thighs slim when cycling. Adding stretching into your cool down helps to elongate the muscles in your legs, reducing bulky appearance. Choose to lengthen your muscles with stretches like a forward fold to lengthen the hamstrings, standing quadriceps stretch to open the fronts of the thighs and a runner's lunge to increase your flexibility.
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