Fat on Backs of Thighs-- How to Best Tone/Lose Fat Pockets

patriot201

I have a rather large "bubble" of fat on the back of each of my upper thighs. Each "bubble" is about the size of a softball. I need to lose these bubbles. They are really gross. Other than those bubbles, my legs are moderately well-toned and have so-so muscle definition. But there are those nasty bubbles. I need to lose those!

I walk about 15,000 steps every day, bike a few miles each week, and do 30-45 minutes of Pilates once a week. What additional exercise can I do to tone my buttocks/upper thighs (the backs of them)? I don't have access to a gym, so any exercises I do need to be at home.

Thanks!

Zeromilediet

No can do--spot exercising does not work. Sadly you'll have to resort to eating healthy, which is hard to do :-)

learnbygoing

Unfortunately, fat loss is allllll diet. You can tone your muscles with lifting weights, but the fat won't go away with spot exercising

jennor8or

you can do squats, plie (sp** pron.. pleey-A) squats, lunges, walking lunges, curtsy lunges, walk up and down stairs... and if you ever invest in any piece of exercise equip (about $20) get a good kettleball- u can do full body workouts and KILL your lower body with them!
also going off of all the other posts... extra fat has to be lost by burning more calories than you take in-- once its gone, well, then the muscle will start to show-- but the exercises i posted will tone the muscles under those fat pockets so that once the fat is gone you'll have nice lean muscle in its place!

JoceyyySmall

Maybe try up the toning for that area? youre getting the cardio, but the pilates is only one day a week add more strength. look up some thigh/butt exercises.




And when all else fails, my friends trainer told her she could try and break up the fat deposits by roughly massaging for about 15 minutes a day

swanny320

No such thing as spot dieting. The only way to burn off fat in unwanted areas is to just lose weight overall. That means diet and exercise. If you don't diet to lose it, you will have great muscles surrounded by the same fat pocket. Sorry

MayhemModels

Sounds like you could use some sort of weighted objects and do squats. maybe a couple of milk jugs filled with water for weights or anything that has some weight to it to build muscle in those area's

harm_ny

I do pilates at least three times a week. I think you'll see more of a difference if you do pilates more often. I got rid of my cellulite (accidentally) by doing pilates 3-5 hours a week and only eating "raw". I mostly ate fruits and vegetables, nuts, and sometimes sushi. I have to admit I had very low energy during the diet, but I was doing it more for food allergies than toning, but I wound up being pleasantly surprised with how my body looked.

patriot201

Thank you everyone. I don't think I should try to lose weight because I am already underweight (not significantly, but slightly). I think I need to exercise.