Inner Thigh Gap Fitness Routine (help!)
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Hi! I do Pilates Reformer twice a week and have been doing some cardio such as spinning and jogging a couple times a week. It is totally true that you can tone under the flab all you want, but you won't be able to see it until the fat is reduced. I have noticed that after doing adductor exercises in Pilates and since I've been losing some fat my inner thighs are way better than they were. They are almost not touching. Try Pilates! I think it's amazing and if you can find a reformer class even better! Exercises with the magic ring are incredibly effective and helpful too... Here is a link to some. http://pilates.about.com/od/technique/a/Inner-Thigh-Toning.htm. Good luck. :}0
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Others have suggested it's all about overall body fat... and they are right! However, I have personally seen a change in my body shape since I've lost the weight. I used to carry a lot of extra fat around my thighs that I NEVER thought would go away... and I now have a great thigh gap and I love it! I attribute this change to my stepmill (rotating stairs) routines. I've been doing HITT on there frequently and on the lower intervals I turn all the way to the side and walk up sideways on the left and then on the right. I also do every-other-step... almost like doing lunges. It's a fact that nutrition is more important than anything when it comes to shedding fat... but I truly believe that proper eating paired with my stepmill workouts really made a huge difference for me in this area. I would also recommend doing squats and lunges regularly... building up those leg muscles will make them more tight and less jiggly!
Check out my before and after pictures:
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Btw... I did lose inches everywhere... 1" in the chest and 2.5" in my waist... but in my thighs I lost a whopping 5.5" ...1
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The vibrating machine should do the trick.1
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Awesome thanks for the pics!!!
Ok so if I continue using MFP and keep eating under control, then add some stetching and muscle build I should be well on my way!
I did a bit of a search around the web and found a couple of interesting workout vids from POP Pilates.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I-c-yw5ZrQ&sns=em (she has another thigh one too)
http://m.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/thighs/exercises/sleeker-thighs-in-one-month/ (I am on mobile so try the regular site)
I guess I want to be proactive about it all! I'll add measurements into my tracker ad well that's a great idea!
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ha ha this is funny to me! I have never in my life had a gap between my thighs--I have always been a dancer since age 3 and actually remember thinking it very strange on the (rare) occasion when I would encounter a female with a gap.
I'm not sure if the average gal is built to have a gap -- don't be so hard on yourself!
blessings.4 -
The vibrating machine should do the trick.
Vibrating machines always part thighs.1 -
if you want the gap then you will just have to lower your overall body fat %
no certain exercise is going to help. Cardio, weights, anda clean diet is all that you need.0 -
if you want the gap then you will just have to lower your overall body fat %
no certain exercise is going to help. Cardio, weights, anda clean diet is all that you need.
I don't think just reducing body fat would work for me or many--I do not have that body type. I am at 18% (17. something, actually)BF now, and even when I was in my late teens/20s weighing 113 lbs. and dancing full-time I did not have that shape.0 -
I don't think just reducing body fat would work for me or many--I do not have that body type. I am at 18% (17. something, actually)BF now, and even when I was in my late teens/20s weighing 113 lbs. and dancing full-time I did not have that shape.1 -
The vibrating machine should do the trick.
Vibrating machines always part thighs.
Perverts.0 -
Yeah, the chafing kinda sucks.0
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stephanielynn76 wrote: »Btw... I did lose inches everywhere... 1" in the chest and 2.5" in my waist... but in my thighs I lost a whopping 5.5" ...0
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Thigh gap is primarily a genetic gift given to few.
You can tone your thighs and lose fat off of them, but they will generally still touch. How about altering your goal slightly to "lean, toned thighs." You know that is something anyone can accomplish. Then, if a gap appears, bonus!3 -
Personally I think it's all down to genetics. I'm still just about considered obese and yet I have a thigh gap. But I workout out pretty hardcore. I run 3-4x week, lift heavy (for me) 3x week and go to 3-7 (as time allows) high intensity classes a week.0
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It's been almost 6 YEARS...
(I wonder if the OP has a thigh gap yet)9 -
Why are we resurrecting a 6 year old thread????0
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Weightlifting will help you tone up.0
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KickboxFanatic wrote: »Why are we resurrecting a 6 year old thread????
And a thigh gap one at that...
For any lurkers, thigh gap is 100% genetic.0
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