Thigh fat occurs when your body consumes too many calories. As a result, fat storage occurs all over your body, including the thighs. If you want to get thinner thighs, you need cardio activity and thigh-toning sessions. Vigorous activities, like jogging, help you burn thigh fat quicker and slim your thighs.
Calorie Burning of Jogging
Jogging is a vigorous activity. So, you burn thigh fat quicker with this activity. The amount of calories you burn, however, depends on your body weight. Typically, the more you weigh the more calories you burn. For example, a 160-lb. person burns 585 calories an hour jogging, according to MayoClinic.com. A person who weighs 200 lbs. burns about 730 calories an hour jogging. And, if you weigh 240 lbs., you’ll burn about 870 calories jogging.
Interval Training
Burn thigh fat quicker with an interval-training approach. With this approach, you alternate jogging with running to increase strength and reduce fat. For example, start out jogging for a few minutes. Then, alternate to running for a few minutes. Rotate between the two activities for at least 30 minutes. Over time, you’ll be able to run for your entire workout session, which burns more calories and thigh fat.
Circuit Training
Another option for achieving thinner thighs is circuit training. This workout approach alternates thigh-toning exercises with cardio activity to reduce thigh fat. For example, start out with a thigh-toning exercise, such as leg squats. Then, alternate to jogging for a few minutes. Continue to rotate between a new thigh-toning exercise and jogging for at least 30 minutes.
Thigh Toning
If you use a circuit-training approach to reduce thigh fat, you might wonder what toning exercises to use. Try the plie exercise, which tones your thighs. Start out with your feet spread a little wider than shoulder-width apart. Point your toes away from your body. Extend your arms in front of your body to shoulder height, and lower into a squat position. Stand back up and repeat the exercise eight to 12 times during your workout.
Another exercise is the pick-up squat. Start out with your feet about hip-width apart. Hold hand weights. Lower into a squat position and set the weights in front of your body. Stand back up. Lower back into a squat position and pick up the weights. Continue to repeat this exercise for a minute.
References
- Fitness; Our Top 10 Thigh Toning Exercises; Lexi Walters
- Mayo Clinic; Exercise for Weight Loss: Calories Burned in 1 Hour; December 2009
- Fitness; Circuit Training Workout: Burn 30 Percent more Calories; Liz Neoprent
- MedlinePlus; Tips for Losing Weight; October 2009
- Weight-control Information Network; Overweight and Obesity Statistics; February 2010
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