Michelle asked:

What is the best way to workout and tone your thighs for women?

Well, that is a great question, because one of the main concerns for women is their thigh region.  Women are always asking this question, and fortunately there are some very simple exercises that women can do to slim and tone their thighs.

First of all, get rid of the fear that you are going to bulk up your thighs.  You WILL build muscle mass, but do not worry and do not fret…because you are going to build “lean” muscle mass.  Building muscle is the fastest way to burn fat, but these exercises will focus on building lean and toned muscles, instead of thunder thigh bulky muscles.  You will get even faster results if you combine your thigh workouts with a healthy and balanced diet and some aerobics and some anaerobic exercises (like sprinting or cycling).

If you have a membership at a gym, there are a lot of machines that you can use to help tone your thighs.  Any leg extension machines are great, where you are either in a sitting position or on your stomach.  Look around there are plenty of exercise machines that target your thighs.  When you are lifting weights to tone, do lighter weight and more repetitions.  Do not speed through the workout; make sure you stay slow and steady.  Also, many gyms have classes; try to get in the cycling class if you feel fit enough.

If you do not have a gym membership, then do not worry; you can get great thighs in your own home.  Some of the best workouts do not involve weights at all, and these workouts will definitely challenge you and burn your thighs.

If you have a wall at your house (which you should!), do wall squats.  Remember when you did wall squats in P.E. in elementary and high school, and how much you hated them. Well learn to love them!  Hold out the wall squats for 30 seconds and then have a 10 second break, do this 3 times to start off.  Make sure you are near a 90-degree angle and try to improve your time.

Lunges, this is a great exercise for your thighs, and usually you do not need any weight to perform this exercise.  You can do this exercise in your living room, by stepping back into a lunge, or up and down your hallway.  As time progresses then start adding weight, if you do not have any dumbbells then improvise, get two cans of soup, or something a little heavier.

Squats and Squat Jacks, regular squats can be done any where in your house.  My sister did squats as she was brushing her teeth, you can also do squats while you watch TV.  Just make sure that you keep you knees behind your toes for proper form.  You can also do Squat Jacks, which is like a jumping jack, but you jump into a squat instead.

It is important to be creative and have fun, match these workouts with a healthy diet and you should see fast results. Plus it is also important to know that you need to build lean muscle mass around your whole body, by light weight lifting or interval training.  No matter what infomercials or exercise companies say, you cannot target weight loss in one area.  That goes for any region of the body, whether it is your thighs or your abs.

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Tags: fitness, Health, interval training, lunges, squat jacks, thighs, toning things, wall squats