Slim Thighs In One Easy Workout

Slim Thighs In One Easy Workout

Ever wanted slim thighs?  And thought you have big bones so it’s hard to achieve slim thighs?  Well rest assured you can achieve slim thighs in one easy workout.

For most people the term big bones is generally due to a lot of fat surrounding the thighs so the thigh looks bigger than it actually is.  You need to burn the fat off and tone the thighs so to achieve the slim thighs you are after.  Follow this one easy workout to put you on your way to achieving slim thighs.

Always begin with a warm up before the start of any workout and best exercises to warm up especially for training the thighs is either walking, jogging, skipping for the high intensity people, cross-trainer at the gym or a stepper, you could also run/walk a set of stairs as your warm  up, ensure you do this for 3-5 minutes.

Next you would start with toning your thighs with weight training.  Aim to do the following weight training exercises with some type of resistance for a greater gain.

Lunges – step forward on one leg and raise the back leg on your toe, keep your back straight and lower your back leg bending your knee to the ground.  Do 15 repetitions on one leg then swap legs.

Squats – place your feet shoulder width apart, sit down as if you were going to sit on a seat don’t sit all the way down,  keep your back straight, chest up and lifted and head up.  Do 20 repetitions.

Leg Raises – laying on your right side, with your left leg straight and rested, lift your right leg up and down for 20 pulses, this really works the inner thigh muscle.  Be sure not to let the leg touch the ground.  Turn to your left side and do the left leg for 20 pulses lifting up and down.

Step-ups – using a step of at least 3 meters off the ground, step up onto the step push through your heel keeping your back straight and back down off the step.  Do 10 step ups on one leg then swap to work the other leg.

Now you can add in some cardiovascular activity specifically for the thighs which you can do either bike or run/jog for best results.  Using interval training for this part of the workout will give you the best results.  On a Bike or run do 5 minutes easy pace, then do 30 seconds fast and 30 seconds easy, keep doing this fast and easy for total time of 10 minutes.

On completion of this workout it’s important to stretch out the following muscles in your legs being your quadriceps, and hamstrings and inner thighs.

Finally it’s not that you have big bones in your thighs you just need to put the correct workout together so you can burn the fat on your thighs and show through to your slim thighs following this one easy workout combining a warm up with weight training specific leg exercises and finishing with the cardiovascular training and a good stretch for the legs.

Pamela Sheedy is a Personal Trainer and has been in the fitness industry for over 15 years.  Visit her blog at www.fatburningbody.blogspot.com/