Slimmer thighs
Utahlover95
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I really wanna get slimmer thighs. What is the best cardio or classes I should do? I try to eat healthy most of the time.
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You can’t spot reduce, so there isn’t a magic exercise or cardio routine for it.
For some people the weight hangs out on their stomachs, butt, thighs. It will take patience and accurate logging, especially the closer you get to goal.5 -
Also, eating "healthy" (whatever your definition is) doesn't mean much. You have to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight. You can get gain or lose on any food.6
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Running or cycling0
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OK, how many read that as swimmer thighs, (yeah me neither, ha ha)3
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I have had exciting results with walking uphills! I’m the type of person that avoids squatting with weights, lunging with weights, anything that is going to give me thigh muscles! This is my own personal preference and I don’t need anyone chiming in about weights not making you bulky. My results of looking long and lean have come from my avoidance of these types of exercises as I focus on body weight resistance and cardio, bands are great too. I take the advice of trainers who train models, not CrossFit enthusiasts. I’m not saying any of those things are bad Or wrong, they simply don’t give me the body type I’m looking for, so maybe looking to the body types you like and taking advice from their trainers would steer you in the right direction🙂4
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I’m going to echo @steph6556.
I recently switched from running (kept tripping while running) )to power walking, at the advice of my trainer. She warned me powerwalking would slim me down. (She thinks I’m too thin.)
I thought she was pulling my leg but started noticing a difference in a couple of weeks in thighs, waist and butt, just as she’d predicted.
YMMV but, wow! I’m thoroughly impressed. I felt like I was wimping out and had failed at running when I started, though. Now I really enjoy it.5 -
springlering62 wrote: »I’m going to echo @steph6556.
I recently switched from running (kept tripping while running) )to power walking, at the advice of my trainer. She warned me powerwalking would slim me down. (She thinks I’m too thin.)
I thought she was pulling my leg but started noticing a difference in a couple of weeks in thighs, waist and butt, just as she’d predicted.
YMMV but, wow! I’m thoroughly impressed. I felt like I was wimping out and had failed at running when I started, though. Now I really enjoy it.
Yay!!! Never anticipated this! Thought for sure I’d get the free-weight gods chiming in about how weights don’t make you bulky! Thanks for the support. The walking/jogging routine has done wonders for slimming me down not only in thighs but waist and hips too. The tone and definition I’ve gotten from uphill walking has done all the “ recomp” Ive ever desired in my lower body, without the muscle-y stuff I don’t want! Cardio for the win👏🏻
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I have had exciting results with walking uphills! I’m the type of person that avoids squatting with weights, lunging with weights, anything that is going to give me thigh muscles! This is my own personal preference and I don’t need anyone chiming in about weights not making you bulky. My results of looking long and lean have come from my avoidance of these types of exercises as I focus on body weight resistance and cardio, bands are great too. I take the advice of trainers who train models, not CrossFit enthusiasts. I’m not saying any of those things are bad Or wrong, they simply don’t give me the body type I’m looking for, so maybe looking to the body types you like and taking advice from their trainers would steer you in the right direction🙂
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Sorry, but the squats WON’T make you bulky and it never stops being ridiculous when someone says it will....
Do whatever exercises you please but for the love of whatever you believe in STOP WITH WEIGHTS MAKING YOU BULKY!!! That just gets tiring9 -
I totally get wanting thinner thighs, literally every pair of denim I own gets ripped/worn in the upper thigh area.
I don’t have any advice for thinner thighs besides that I’ve been trying to appreciate my legs for how they get me through life. They literally carry me everywhere, they help me lift my dog who isn’t able to do stairs right now, they have helped me do higher and longer jump squats, I’ve been able to increase the amount of weights I lift. And guess what, they still rub. But if my thighs touch and I can still do all those things (and more) and I’m still hitting my health goals (yes, by living a healthier lifestyle I’ve lost weight all over including my thighs, because as stated you can’t spot reduce fat) then maybe I’ll be okay with chub rub and seeing how my body will change as I continue to care for it. And don’t forget #thickthighssavelives (I KNOW hashtags don’t work here).
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If you lose enough weight, you will also lose weight in your thighs. It may not give you the body you want though. I lost enough to be fairly thin (BMI 20). My upper body is very bony without any real fat. I have no bust at all. My lower body is still well padded. I don't have thigh rub any more, but my legs are still pretty large. They are, however strong and allow me to walk and run for miles, so I accept that they will never be model slim. It's just the way I'm built.4
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Dogmom1978 wrote: »I have had exciting results with walking uphills! I’m the type of person that avoids squatting with weights, lunging with weights, anything that is going to give me thigh muscles! This is my own personal preference and I don’t need anyone chiming in about weights not making you bulky. My results of looking long and lean have come from my avoidance of these types of exercises as I focus on body weight resistance and cardio, bands are great too. I take the advice of trainers who train models, not CrossFit enthusiasts. I’m not saying any of those things are bad Or wrong, they simply don’t give me the body type I’m looking for, so maybe looking to the body types you like and taking advice from their trainers would steer you in the right direction🙂
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Sorry, but the squats WON’T make you bulky and it never stops being ridiculous when someone says it will....
Do whatever exercises you please but for the love of whatever you believe in STOP WITH WEIGHTS MAKING YOU BULKY!!! That just gets tiring
I’m not saying weights make you bulky, I was trying to say I avoid the weighted exercises bc I don’t personally like that look it gives you, while not bulky, is still more muscular than I care to look. I wasn’t careful enough in my response to separate my routine from weighted exercises, I guess. She’s looking for thinner thighs and I’m just telling her what I’ve done to help me achieve that very goal.
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As an FYI it take a month of lifting for a woman to gain 1 lb of muscle and that’s distributed across all muscle groups worked. I highly doubt you gained much muscle in your thighs.
OP if you lift, squats are one of the BEST exercises you can do. If you do them, please don’t STOP doing them because of some ridiculous notion that they will make your thighs look big. 🙄5 -
I have been doing squats, lunges and deadlifts all with weights, for decades.
Absolutely have not made me bulky at all. I’m female, 53 yo, 5’3 and 121 lbs.
I also run, walk, do Pilates, take classes.
I think the cardio vs strength debate is silly. You need both.
If a woman has fat flabby thighs, weights will help them tone and measure less, not more.5 -
I have been doing squats, lunges and deadlifts all with weights, for decades.
Absolutely have not made me bulky at all. I’m female, 53 yo, 5’3 and 121 lbs.
I also run, walk, do Pilates, take classes.
I think the cardio vs strength debate is silly. You need both.
If a woman has fat flabby thighs, weights will help them tone and measure less, not more.
Precisely! I enjoy both my weights AND cardio. My thighs are fat because I’m still fat. You can’t out exercise a bad diet and I’ve been SLACKING big time on my eating habits lol2 -
This happens accidentally to No One Ever:
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Just to clarify, I do weights, Pilates, and yoga, in addition to power walking. I’m retired and have the luxury of doing several workouts a day, although to me they’re simply having fun as much as working out.
I think having a broad range of activity is great for overall fitness (oh lord, how I love uttering those words from my mouth....) but I have been surprised at how specifically the power walking has shed bulk so quickly.2 -
springlering62 wrote: »Just to clarify, I do weights, Pilates, and yoga, in addition to power walking. I’m retired and have the luxury of doing several workouts a day, although to me they’re simply having fun as much as working out.
I think having a broad range of activity is great for overall fitness (oh lord, how I love uttering those words from my mouth....) but I have been surprised at how specifically the power walking has shed bulk so quickly.
I can't wait to retire. This sounds awesome...1
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