Best Inner-Thigh Exercises

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What are the best inner thigh exercises to lose fat? This is the question uppermost in most women’s minds. Wish could rock those skinny jeans with aplomb or those short skirts which you hid behind the stack of clothes in your cupboard. Here’s your chance to transform your wish into a reality with the best inner thigh exercises.

The best inner-thigh workouts blast fat and also build muscles. Well, don’t worry we will show just the right exercises that can give you super-slim thighs. Do these effective exercises at least three days a week and you’ll get toned thighs in quick time.

Best Inner-Thigh Exercises for Slim and Toned Thighs

The stubborn fat on the inner-thighs is the persistent problem that most women face. Some women will blame it on their genes but in all actuality, it goes down to their lifestyle. Not eating the right nutritious foods, not sleeping on time and not exercising are a few of the things that play havoc on your fat cells. So, don’t blame it on your genes, instead, be proactive and transform your lifestyle.  Just doing steady state cardio may not be enough. You need to do more and include body weight exercises such as squats and lunges to blast that inner thigh fat. What’s more, you don’t need an expensive gym subscription for the same. You can do the same within the comforts of your four walls. How cool is that?! So, brace your muscles, here are a few must-try exercises at home to lose fat, tighten and tone thigh muscles.

1. Cossack Squats

This exercise helps to tone the lower body that will shape up your glutes and thighs in a big way.

Stand with your feet hip distance apart and your arms relaxed by your sides. Squat deep to your left, while you turn your right toes up, flex your right foot as your right leg remains straight and you lean slightly forward so that you maintain the right balance. Extend arms straight out from shoulders. Return back to the starting position and perform on either side to complete 1 rep. Do at least 2 to 4 sets comprising 8 to 12 reps.

2. Extended leg lift

Target the stubborn inner thigh fat with this one, this looks easy but it isn’t in any case. To make things easier cushion your neck with a small pillow.

Position your top leg in a way so that it’s resting on the floor. Keep your bottom leg extended and your toes pointed. Lift your leg at least 6 inches off the ground, hold the position for three seconds and gradually lower it down. Keep the bottom leg elevated and not rested on the floor to feel the extra burn. Move slowly so that you get an efficient thigh workout. Two sets of 10 repetitions are enough to sculpt those leg muscles.

3. Thrust and squeeze

Lean thighs here I come! An absolute killer workout for your thighs. Looks deceptively easy, but you will know better in a matter of seconds.

Lie down with your arms at your sides, keeping your knees bent. Bend your knees and keep them at least 12 inches apart and lie flat on the floor. Brace your abs, pulling it towards your spine throughout the entire exercise and keep your lower back to the floor.  Tighten your bottom as you lift it off the floor, pushing it up with your feet. Press the knees together before you lower your bottom back to the floor. Begin with two sets and do 15 exercises in each set.

4. Inner thigh press

You don’t have to wait too long to fit right back into your super skinny jeans. This inner thigh press is the ideal workout to get lean and mean thighs in a few months.

Lie down keeping two feet apart between your legs. Extend them straight in the air. Keep your body bent at a 45-degree angle. Cross your arms hold your leg just below the knee. Breathe out as you push your legs inward, as you press them outward with your hands for five seconds. Do 10 repetitions in one set and gradually add more and more repetition as you grow stronger. (See Also: Effective Cardio Exercises for a Gym-Free Workout)

5. Standing thigh press

Lean thigh exercises don’t always mean you have to be a ‘crouching tiger,’ on the floor. Standing exercises work as well if not more. This exercise is a case in point.

Stand with your feet together and ensure your back is straight, you can also use ankle weights to feel the extra burn. Brace your abs as you flex your thighs. Lift one leg and press one thigh against the other one for 5 seconds.  Move it outward and press them again, remember not to swing your leg. Start with 10 repetitions for each leg. At the start, you can hold on to a chair on the wall to get your balance right.

6. Sumo Squat Pulse on Toes

Squat pulses ain’t easy and it gets tougher. But they are an effective way to melt those excess fat cells on your thighs.

Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-distance apart, keeping your toes open. Lift your heels and keep the weight on your toes. Bend your knees as you bring the hips back, and lower down into a squat. Ensure that your hips are slightly lower than your knees. Pause right at the bottom, then bring your heels to lift two inches higher. Lower down again as you complete one rep. Round it off with 20 reps.

7. Curtsey Lunge Pulse

Lunges are bae when it comes to your thigh workouts. Here is how you can give a twist to your regular lunge routine.

Stand with your feet hip-distance apart. Take a step back a big one at that with your right leg, not as you will do in regular lunges, behind your back but cross it behind your left. Bend your knees and lower down your hips until they are parallel to the floor. Straighten and tighten your hips and shoulders and make them as square as possible. Keep your feet in the same position, raise them to stand and lower them back again as you squeeze your inner thighs together. This forms 1 rep. Do at least 20 of them.

About the Author:

Deblina Biswas is a professional content writer at TheFitIndian.com. She has done her masters in English and has done her graduation from Banaras Hindu University. She has a penchant for writing on health, beauty, and fashion.

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