Running - Tone down em' big mamma thighs?!

FrnkLft

Fat cannot be reduced in a particular spot, by doing a particular exercise. This is called "spot reduction", and it's a fitness myth. In fact, exercise doesn't do anything to "slim you down" anyways. It only burns calories.

Fat distribution is genetic, and as you loose weight (which is cumulative throughout your body), you loose it in different places at different times. You may store it in your legs, I store it around my abdomen... this means it will be the last place to go lol I just need to keep loosing weight, and it will be gone once I hit my target BF%.

Buy a book, I would suggest "New Rules of Lifting for Women".

I can't believe it took an entire page before someone finally pointed out you can't spot reduce.

ROFL!!! Right? I was freaking out going down the line looking for someone who might have posted this lol :drinker:

katertater22

Amen girl, this is what I needed to hear!

BlueBombers

Add some lunges, squats and deadlifts with heavy weights....helps A LOT!

Will_Thrust_For_Candy

Yeah pretty much you need to be in a caloric deficit to lose and the weight will come off where it comes off.....it took a damn long time for it to really start coming off my lower body but for me, running did help a great deal. I think more because of the burn than actually running, TBH. I have had the best success with being consistent with a solid strength training program, running, and being diligent with my diet and deficit.

kimosabe1

& always eat exercise calories!

DamePiglet

I can't believe it took an entire page before someone finally pointed out you can't spot reduce.

ROFL!!! Right? I was freaking out going down the line looking for someone who might have posted this lol :drinker:
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Yes yes yes!!! Lol!!!

DamePiglet

Yeah pretty much you need to be in a caloric deficit to lose and the weight will come off where it comes off.....it took a damn long time for it to really start coming off my lower body but for me, running did help a great deal. I think more because of the burn than actually running, TBH. I have had the best success with being consistent with a solid strength training program, running, and being diligent with my diet and deficit.

See her? She has thighs (not skinny, but soooo shapely!) and she's sexy as h3ll!

Lucky woman!!!

Will_Thrust_For_Candy

Yeah pretty much you need to be in a caloric deficit to lose and the weight will come off where it comes off.....it took a damn long time for it to really start coming off my lower body but for me, running did help a great deal. I think more because of the burn than actually running, TBH. I have had the best success with being consistent with a solid strength training program, running, and being diligent with my diet and deficit.

See her? She has thighs (not skinny, but soooo shapely!) and she's sexy as h3ll!

Lucky woman!!!

:blushing: Thank you my friend :flowerforyou:

randomtai

I can't believe it took an entire page before someone finally pointed out you can't spot reduce.

Right? LOL

runningincognito

Running combined with good nutrition gave me fantastic legs and a trim tummy. Long distance running can give you a flat behind if your genetics are geared that way. I lift weights and do tons of lunges and squats to combat flat bootie syndrome.

FrnkLft

If you're serious about all of this, then you'll read a book. "New Rules of Lifting for Women" covers this kind of thing, and it's an easy read.

Learn a bit so you don't have to spend years putting up with bull****.

EDIT: Oh hey, I already posted this lol