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Any advice on calve and leg workouts?

mlpz12
mlpz12 Posts: 2
edited February 10 in Introduce Yourself
So even when I was at my thinnest I've had very shapely legs. It's where I carry most of my weight. Now that I'm on this journey I'm kind of wondering if there is a great workout I can do to decrease the size of my calves.. I would love to go out and buy a pair of boots that will fit on my big calves.. Not saying they are fat calves ( like my thighs haha) but they are very muscular and big. Any advice?

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  • Joannesmith2818
    Joannesmith2818 Posts: 438 Member
    General weight loss will reduce the size of your calves. You cant spot reduce one area. I started with very chunky calves and now they look more normal. I did strength exercises like calf raises but it was the weightloss that thinned them out.
  • hevans05
    hevans05 Posts: 13 Member
    I've always had large calves too... it sure does suck for finding cute boots to fit. Even when I was skinny my calves were large, however they were much smaller than they are now. I agree that general weight loss is the best thing for reducing their size.
  • hararayne
    hararayne Posts: 261 Member
    If you want cute boots that fit, you may have to take them to a cobbler and have them stretch them for you. Works best on real leather boots. I have big calves too, but they are all muscle. I actually get compliments on them. But then I get super annoyed when I buy knee high boots and they just don't zip. So I have to get them stretched.
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