We all have body sections we want to strengthen, slim, and tone, and the inner thighs are frequently mentioned as a problem area.
How can we tone flabby inner thighs?
While it is not possible to reduce fat in specific places of the body, you can target specific sections of the body with the correct activities. If you want to see a difference in your inner thighs, there are workouts that will strengthen the area while also enhancing muscle tone and slimming the leg.
Jessica Smith, fitness coach and star of the “10 Minute Solution: Knockout Body” DVD series, agreed to provide us with an at-home inner thigh workout.
A circuit through the following exercises four times a week for optimal results (performing one move after the other without resting), then finish with 15 – 20 minutes of any cardio activity.
Slimming skaters
Begin with your feet together, your toes pointing forward, your arms by your sides, and your head and neck straight ahead. To begin, take a broad “skate” stride to the left side with your left foot, then drag your right(other) foot toward it, reaching your right arm forward while bringing your left elbow back, as if skating.
Then, reverse directions rapidly and repeat the exercise on the opposing side. Repeat as many times as you can for one minute, switching from left to right. This double-duty technique not only tones and sculpts your inner thigh muscles, but it also burns off a jiggly bulge as you change directions swiftly from side to side.
Side-to-side piles
Stand with your feet about three feet apart, looking straight ahead. Your knees and toes should be roughly 45 degrees apart, and your hands should be resting on your hips. This four-count move begins with a basic ballet plie.
Lower your hips as far as you can to the ground by bending your knees. Maintain a straight back and legs pointing out over your toes, with your shoulders piled over your hips. Dip your fingers into the pile and hold them there for 30 seconds.
Straighten your legs slowly and press your inner thighs together for 30 seconds, sliding your left heel into your right. Repeat the plie with a big stride back out to the left, then slip your right heel in.
That is one repetition. Repeat this motion 10 times.
Crescent Kicks
Look straight ahead while standing with your feet about a foot apart and your arms relaxed by your sides. Step onto your right foot, brush your left leg forward off the floor and sweep your leg in a broad circular motion from right to left. Step onto your left foot, then onto your right. That is one repetition.
Rep to this move 10 times. This kick slims and tones your inner thighs by controlling your leg in a circular motion while simultaneously extending your inner thigh muscles as you open your leg to the side.
Inner thigh Pulse
Stand on your left leg and lift your right leg off the ground a few inches, bending at the knee. Now extend your knee to the side.
Bring your right heel towards the ceiling and cross your leg across your body so that your right knee is past your left knee. Lower your right leg to the floor and lift it as high as you can while maintaining your heel up.
That is one repetition. Repeat on your right side 15 times, then on your left side 15 times.
Bridge of towel squeezing.
Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, arms relaxed by your sides, and your gaze straight ahead.
Fold a hand towel between your knees. Squeeze your knees into the towel to fully stimulate your inner thighs, and lift your hips as high as you can without straining your back. Hold for two counts before lowering down.
That is one repetition. This movement should be repeated 15 times.
Seated Bend knee
Place your hands on the floor beside your hips and sit. You should have your elbows slightly bent but not locked. Bring your knees in close to your torso. Keep your knees together and your toes pointed straight ahead.
Then, bend forward slightly and contract your abdominals. Trace your toes on the floor, then open your knees to the sides and draw them together until they come into contact.
That is one repetition. This exercise should be done 20 times. As you close your legs, this action not only sculpts and molds your inner thighs but also tones your hips and abdominals as you maintain the move-forward lean.
Frog
Lie on your back on the floor or a mat with your arms relaxed beside you on the ground. Slowly draw your abs in by bending your legs in towards your chest.
Turn your knees out to the sides and flex your feet. Your heels should be in contact. Extend your legs, expanding them at a 45-degree angle.
Squeeze the backs of your knees (your inner thighs) together with both legs stretched and turned outward. Bend your knees in again, maintaining the same 45-degree line.
That is one repetition. This movement should be repeated 15 times.
Butterfly Stretch
Finish with a calming stretch to reduce next-day discomfort and promote flexibility.
Begin seated, with your feet wedged together and your knees loosened out to the sides while holding onto your ankles. Lean forward gently, lowering your chest to your feet, until you feel your inner thighs being stretched.
Hold this stance for 30 seconds before relaxing.
To Conclude
Working out your thighs can aid in muscle imbalance correction and injury rehabilitation. Including leg exercises in your program helps you to focus on muscle groups that are underutilized and ignored in daily life, sports, and other forms of training.
You’ve probably realized that your inner thighs aren’t the easiest body portion to tone. Unlike other muscular groups, such as your shoulders, glutes, or abs, you can’t isolate the area without other larger, stronger muscles. And, because it is a pot where most of us women store fat, you may not notice results as quickly as you would like.
Walking lunges are a basic move that you may already be practicing that will help you achieve firm inner thighs.