Various exercises can firm sagging skin. Resistance exercise helps to build and tone the muscle. As the muscle firms up, it begins to take up space and will start to pull and tighten the skin. While fat moves with the skin, muscle stays firm against the bone and causes the skin to conform to its shape.
Step 1
Lunge in a stationary position or perform walking lunges. This exercise helps to firm all areas of the thigh, especially the quadriceps and hamstrings. Hold weights in each hand while lunging to add resistance and to help build the legs muscles. Make sure to keep the knees bent at a 90 degree angle when squatting, do not let your knees extend past your toes, and never let your knee hit the ground.
Step 2
Squat holding dumbbells, holding a barbell, or use a leg press machine. Athletic Insights says squatting with proper technique ensures that all of the thigh muscles are lifting enough weight to cause increase in strength and size. Keep your heels on the ground through the entire squat, torso erect, and remember the legs, gluteals and hips are the primary movers of this exercise--not your back or anything else.
Step 3
Climb stairs to help firm up sagging thighs. Stair climbing is both and endurance and resistance exercise. Increase the resistance if using a climbing machine to help build muscle while you exercise. If you choose to climb actual stairs, wear a backpack, weight vest, or carry hand weights to add resistance.
Step 4
Exercise on soft sand to create resistance for the entire lower body. Steve Rhyan, an exercise physiologist and registered nurse who trains Navy SEALs and amateur and pro athletes in the San Diego area says soft sand is unlike firmer surfaces--such as asphalt, treadmill belt, or even packed wet sand--provides no rebound. When you push down on soft sand, you must also push yourself back up. Soft sand causes more resistance on your legs helping to increase muscle size and reduce sagging skin.
Step 5
Dance to really strengthen and tone sagging skin around the thighs. Ballet, ballroom, Latin, swing, jazz, or tap dancing are all examples of dance that require strong leg muscles. Dancing involves leaps and bounds, full leg extension, leg lifting while pointing the toes, and other movements that will strengthen and tone each and every portion of your thighs.
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