Best exercise for thighs?

lxbelle31 · 05-02-2009, 03:44 PM

Thighs are often the most difficult areas to shift weight from as they're one of the main places that women tend to store fat, so it'll be difficult...

However, there are some very simple exercises that can help you tone up.

Walking always helps, as does climbing and descending stairs. I'm not sure how well I can explain the other exercises, but I'll try!

Lean with your back to a wall as if you were sitting on a chair, so your thighs are horizontal - you might have had to do similar in school either in gym or as a punishment! See how long you can remain in that position - it's a killer on the thighs, but burns calories and tones the muscles.

I'm not very good at explaining these things, so this is from a site called "Are You Slim?"

The exercises are called "Squat Thrusts" and among other things, help to tone your upper legs:

"1. Put your hands on the floor, shoulder width apart, with your legs stretched, just like in the normal push up position.
2. From this position, quickly bring both legs forward, underneath your torso, by bending your knees and thrusting forward quickly.
3. Then return your legs to the original position using the same quick, powerful movements."

A good, healthy diet will also help so reduce the amount of saturated fats, salt, etc. that you eat. Fish, white meat, pasta and wholegrain rice are very good if you want to lose some weight and tone up.

**Brandy** · 05-02-2009, 04:43 PM

Yeah..
Squats, Running, Lunges, Stairs... =)

heroineautumn · 05-02-2009, 05:54 PM

why does none of this work for me?!

**Brandy** · 05-02-2009, 07:10 PM

Idk, me neither... i just get leg cramps

heroineautumn · 05-02-2009, 07:44 PM

I get leg cramps
and stomach cramps
and then I cry

Mike · 05-03-2009, 12:45 AM

awwww!

I do it for the sweet burn in my thighs...

x:Coffee.Addict:x · 05-03-2009, 02:07 AM

I jog and dance hip-hop. I have killer thighs. (:

TheLittleHippy. · 05-03-2009, 02:40 AM

Just danceeeeee! Gonna be okay. My advice is to join a cheerleading squad tbh.

But do not jog it bad for flexibility.

Cheri · 05-03-2009, 03:54 AM

I used to go to the gym, and theres a machine there where you sit on it and put your legs in these two braces, and the machine moves them in and out, and you have to push your thighs against them. You can feel your thighs toning, honestly.

heroineautumn · 05-03-2009, 07:04 AM

I used to dance hip hop
Then I just stopped dancing.
It wasn't really my thing.
And now I kind of play tennis
on and off

x:Coffee.Addict:x · 05-04-2009, 03:30 AM

And I roller skate. Forgot that one. I also walk every where so i'm good leg-wise.

Cheri · 05-04-2009, 06:27 AM

Yeh I walk everywhere too, but I still have massively fat thighs. Haha.
Its a 3/4 mile walk to school every day, then home again. A mile walk to work.
And I go on a Gravity Strider.

kapow · 05-04-2009, 08:12 AM

Rest and diet, are the most important things by far, you can exercise all you want, but if ur not gonna rest enough and eat the right stuff to aid the recovery of the thigh muscles, then you aint gonna see much difference.

heroineautumn · 05-04-2009, 10:57 AM

I walked 10 miles one day...
Why did my thighs get bigger? XD

kapow · 05-04-2009, 11:37 AM

Swelling perhaps? :p