I am 22 and have always been active. I used to spin and run alot. More recently I have started taking up pilates and yoga. I am desperate to thin my thighs. My stomach is relatively always skinny but my thighs are larger than I would like. What are the best exercises to thin thighs?
do you not spin or run anymore?
why not?
The number one thing always is your diet, far and away more important than any exercise. If you have excess fat there, no exercise is gonna help.
Best lower body exercises are squats, deadlifts and lunges. None of your "but I don't wanna bulk up and get muscley thighs" stuff because it's not gonna happen. Lovely thighs will happen, though
No doubt you're going to get at least three "you can't spot reduce" replies...
Which is true, but you can choose which muscles to strengthen, which in turn will help to make your thighs look leaner, or atleast have better definition.
I love to use the thigh machines at my gym. Not only do they work all 360 degrees of the upper leg, but it helps to tighten the glutes as well...
I would agree that you have to lose the fat while gaining muscle. I personally will never have skinny thighs, if I put on extra weight-goes straight to the thighs, if I excersize with my legs at all-massive muscle gain.
Regardless My legs look MUCH better when I have been using/toning them than when I have not, even though they might be the same size.
Will I lose weight if I eat the same food over and over?
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