If you struggle with inner thigh fat, it’s possible to shed the fat and create slimmer thighs. To accomplish this, however, you can’t spot reduce the thighs. Instead, you need to use aerobic activity and inner thigh toning exercises to...
Inner thigh injuries or sprains are usually related to tendons and muscles in the groin. If your inner thigh is stiff or sore, some gentle stretches can help you regain strength and improve your mobility. You don't even have to get involved with...
The muscles of the inner and outer thigh are part of the major muscle group named abductors, which are used to move the leg away from the body, and adductors, which pull, or adduct, the limbs inward toward the center of the body or toward the...
Many people hold fat on their legs, specifically on the inner thighs. While there is no such thing as spot reducing--the theory that exercising one part of the body will lead to the reduction of body fat at that area--working the muscles of the...
The inner thighs are known as the adductors. Adduction is a direction of movement that involves an inward motion. Just think of adding something to your body. With that in mind, it is this adduction movement that you have to take into...
Your inner thighs, or adductors, work with your hips, legs and abdominal muscles to perform hip flexion and extension, hip rotation and hip adduction and abduction. They also help to prevent your legs from bowing out too much. When you exercise,...
The top of your inner thigh is made up of three main adductor muscles. From highest to lowest, these thigh muscles are the pectineus, adductor longus and gracilis muscles. You have other inner thigh muscles that will also be toned while you're...
Your inner thigh muscles, known as adductors, are powerful muscles that allow you to move your thigh inward and to rotate the thigh outward. Strong, toned inner thighs provide support to the hip, which helps prevent injuries to the joint. A...
A cramp is a sudden contraction of the muscle fibers and symptoms include a sharp pain accompanied by a tight lump in the affected muscle. Muscle cramps in the inner thigh are often the result of muscle strain from overuse, exercise or keeping...
The muscles of your inner thighs can be trained in two ways, lifting and squeezing. The inner thighs, or adductors, are part of your core muscles that work to stabilize your trunk. They adduct and externally rotate your hip joint, which means to...
The inner thigh muscles, or the adductor muscles, are responsible for pulling the legs inward. Strengthening your inner thighs improves body posture and athletic performance, and contributes to toned and sleek legs. Floor exercises challenge and...
Inner thigh exercises at home are designed to help you tighten and tone your quadriceps muscles. While it is not possible for you to reduce fat just in one area, inner thigh exercises can help you sculpt and shape your inner thigh muscles,...
Even women with healthy body weight are afflicted with unsightly fat clinging to their inner thighs. Flabby inner thighs can make you feel insecure and unattractive, especially in a bathing suit or shorts. Fortunately, even the most stubborn fat...
The inner thigh is home to the adductor longus muscle. We often overlook this muscle during exercise and instead concentrate on the larger thigh muscles such as the quadriceps and hamstrings. Adding some inner thigh-isolating exercises to your...
A program of inner thigh exercises may not ensure that your thighs don't rub together when you walk, but it can increase your ability to move with strength and grace like a dancer, martial artist or yoga practitioner. The inner thighs are part of...
The inner thighs can be problem areas for many women, with most daily activities and routine exercises doing little to firm any jiggling flesh. Targeting the inner thighs with specific leg exercises can help tone and strengthen the muscles,...
While most lower body exercises engage the inner thigh muscles, a few actually isolate the inner thighs as prime movers. The inner thighs work as secondary muscles or synergists in common activities such as lunges, squats and dead lifts because...
Your inner thigh muscles, called adductors, move your leg toward the center of your body, stabilize your inner pelvis and add symmetry and definition to your leg muscles. When you have to work late at the office, and you miss your inner thigh...
It is difficult to isolate the muscles on the inner thigh. One reason is that the inner thigh region consists of a layer of muscles including the vastus medialis and the gracilis. There may not be a "best" exercise. A number of movements will...
The inner thigh is one of the most important areas in determining the overall aesthetic shape of the legs. With adequate equipment, there are a variety of exercises that can effectively target the inner thigh muscles. If you're looking to develop...
Medicine ball thigh exercises are great for working the inner thighs because they have to work hard to hold onto the medicine ball. However, if you don't have a selection of medicine balls at home, there are inner thighs exercises you can do...
The inner thighs can be a major trouble spot for many people. However, decreasing excess fat on your inner thighs can be done by eating a healthy diet and engaging in exercises that focus on that particular area. Target training will build and...
The muscles of your inner thigh, commonly referred to as adductors, help pull your legs together. The National Academy of Sports Medicine reports that they also work in conjunction with your abductors, the outer thigh muscles, to help with...
The gracilis, adductor brevis, adductor longus and the pectineus are muscles that make up your inner thigh. The inner thigh adducts your leg, meaning this muscle group moves your leg across the vertical center plane of your body to the opposite...
Inner thigh fat occurs when you eat more calories than the body can use. As a result, your body will store the excess calories as fat. This causes inner thigh weight gain. However, you can’t spot reduce the inner thighs. You need to use...
Resistance bands provide affordable, portable and effective leg exercise training, but most exercises emphasize the outer thighs, hamstrings and quadriceps. Using the bands for inner thigh training is equally effective, but requires a more...
Your inner thigh muscles are atomically known as the adductor muscles. The muscles are used less than the major muscles of your legs, such as the quadriceps and hamstrings, often allowing for a greater amount of fat accumulation. Carrying weight...
The bad news is that you can't target your inner thighs for specific weight loss any more than you can any other part of your body. This practice, called "spot reduction," is a myth that was debunked in the 1980s. Fat comes off your body as a...
Resistance bands are effective for toning and sculpting the muscles without direct stress on your joints. Using resistance bands is simple and because they take up very little space are excellent for traveling or home workouts. Working the inner...
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