Calisthenic exercises are an excellent way to tone your inner thighs in the privacy of your own home. Calisthenic workouts are done using your own body weight as resistance and thus, you do not require any additional weights or equipment to do the moves. When exercising, do moves that target your adductors located in your inner thigh. Always consult your doctor before staring a new exercise program.
Step 1
Perform forward lunges with an elbow instep to strengthen and tone your inner thighs. Stand with your feet hip-width apart and lift your right foot off the floor. Take a large step forward with your right foot, while keeping your left foot in place. Contract your core muscles to keep yourself balanced as you move your weight to your right foot. Lower your hips toward the floor by bending your knees until your right knee forms a 90-degree angle. Place both hands on the floor. Making sure your right knee does not move past your toes, lower your right elbow down so that it touches your right foot instep. Slowly return to standing position. Repeat on your left side. Do a total of 20 repetitions.
Step 2
Tone your inner thighs as well as get your heart rate up with a single leg pushoff exercise. Stand facing a raised platform or a step board. Step up and place your right foot on the platform. Swing your arms upward as you jump straight up into the air above the step. Land with both feet on the platform. As you land, squat slightly by bending your knees and pushing your hips backward to help absorb the landing impact and avoid injury. Step down to the floor and repeat using opposite leg. Do 20 repetitions. You can also do this move without the platform.
Step 3
Execute a set of the standing gate opener exercise, also known as the Frankensteins. Stand with your feet hip-width apart, arms at your sides. Shift your weight to your left leg as you slowly raise your right knee toward your chest. Pause briefly before bringing your right knee across your body so that your right knee crosses your left leg. Pause briefly and then move your right knee outward, towards the right side of the room. Pause briefly and return the knee to the center. Lower your right foot on the floor and repeat with your left leg. Keep your abs contracted throughout the move to stabilize yourself. Do 10 repetitions with each leg.
Step 4
Lower yourself to a pushup position and tone your inner thighs with hip rotations. Place your hands and knees on the floor. Extend your legs so that your tiptoes are on the floor. Contract your core muscles to keep your torso aligned with your buttocks and head. Raise your right leg off the floor and bend your right knee towards your chest. Continue by rotating your hips so that your bent knee points toward your left arm. Pause briefly, and then slowly turn your knee back to the center and then to the right so that it points away from your body. Hold briefly, and then slowly return your right knee to center, extend your leg and lower the foot on the floor. Repeat with your left leg. Do 10 repetitions with each leg.
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