Help Isolating Fat Loss on Thighs

BradOWGolf

So, hopefully this is not totally gross for folks, but I am struggling to lose weight on my thighs… specifically, it seems like my inner thigh area refuses to give up the fat cells… if I were a cow I’d swear that’s the area marbling for steak flavor.

At my age, my routines and time to exercise are straightforward and limited: walk 4 to 5 miles chasing a golf ball weekly or so, treadmill time walking and jogging 4 to 5 days a week, lift weights with a few exercises 3 times per week. It seems to come off everywhere but the inner thigh… ideas and exercises that might help? I'm about 6'1 and 219 now.

Thank you in advance for the feedback.

janejellyroll

You can't target fat loss to specific parts of the body. Unfortunately, we all have areas where our body seems to hold on to fat even when we're losing overall. What you can do is continue to work on overall fat loss. You might see some areas that seem to lose less (my body loves to take fat from my breasts and hold on to my stomach fat), but as you get leaner overall you will see some progress.

Iwantahealthierme30

squats or sit to stand from a chair, do that a few times.

mmapags

There is no way to spot reduce. Our physiology just doesn't work like that. Eat in a calorie deficit to lose weight/ body fat. Keep up with the resistance training to preserve muscle.

There are no ideas or exercises that will spot reduce. We gain and lose fat overall and genetics plays a role.

tulips_and_tea

That's always been a trouble spot for me. The only thing that really makes a difference (for me) is a consistent routine of squat and lunge variations with heavy weights, particularly sumo squats. Obviously, maintaining a lower level of body fat goes along with that.

Beverly2Hansen

You can't "target fat reduction". However you can make your thighs a lot more muscular which will reduce the fat so I recommend leg and glute exercises while maintaining calorie counting.

dolliesdaughter

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janejellyroll

Beverly2Hansen wrote: »

You can't "target fat reduction". However you can make your thighs a lot more muscular which will reduce the fat so I recommend leg and glute exercises while maintaining calorie counting.

Having more muscular thighs will not reduce the amount of fat that is there. These are two separate things (that isn't to say there isn't good reason to build muscle).

yirara

Beverly2Hansen wrote: »

You can't "target fat reduction". However you can make your thighs a lot more muscular which will reduce the fat so I recommend leg and glute exercises while maintaining calorie counting.

Sorry, but this is not how it works. You can't turn fat tissues into muscle tissue. If you train your leg muscles but don't working on losing fat then you might end up with a bit more volume there.

MostlyWater

I lose 7 inches from each thigh when I started spinning a few times a week.