Ladies, are you sick and tired of that unsightly stubborn fat in your thigh area that just won’t seem to go away no matter what? Do you wish it would just go away so that you didn’t have to feel so self conscious about it anymore? As you probably already know, one of the hardest places to lose fat on a woman is her thighs. However, although it may be difficult to lose fat in this area, I’m happy to tell you that it’s certainly not impossible.

For starters, the whole concept of “spot reducing” is largely a myth. Unfortunately, as much as we would like to be able to do this, we can’t just magically lose fat from just one particular area. However, it is possible to lose weight and lose fat from all over your body, including your thigh area. In order to do this, cardio exercise is an absolute must! If you have already been doing cardio workouts and still aren’t seeing slimmer looking thighs, try increasing the frequency of these workouts. If for example you’re currently doing cardio three to four times a week, try bumping up the intensity on one of those days by doing interval training. Just making it a little bit tougher on one of those days can make all the difference!

There are also toning exercises that you can do to help your thighs look skinnier. For example, doing squats and lunges on a regular basis is a sure fire way to slim your thighs down. For those of you who have taken ballet, you’re probably familiar with plie squats. This particular type of squat is especially effective at targeting the inner thigh area. Holding dumbbells in your hands while you’re doing your lunges is great if you’re able to manage it. This is because the added resistance will often help to enhance your results. It is best to do your toning exercises no more often than every other day. You definitely don’t want to do your thigh toning exercises on an every day basis, as your muscles need a little time to recover in between workouts. This is very important both to help prevent muscle soreness and injury.

I wish you the best of luck. With some hard work and determination, I bet you’ll be seeing slimmer, shapelier thighs in no time! Soon, you will love what you see every time you look in your full length mirror!

Contributed by Nicole Cutler

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Contributed by Nicole Cutler

Sitting on your bum in front of a steering wheel, desk, computer or television can render it jiggly and saggy. Four great ways to firm up your rear are described below:

The Chair Squat helps tone hips, butt and thighs. Stand with feet hip-width apart and squat, keeping back straight, abs in and knees behind your toes. Let your butt lightly touch a chair, and then squeeze your butt to stand up.

Bike Riding is great aerobic exercise while strengthening the lower body. Whether on a stationary bike, in a spinning class or cycling outdoors, lower gears put the most demand on your butt muscles.

Step-Ups help tone your entire rear. Step up onto a step with one foot, and then bring your other foot up so that you are fully standing on the step. Next, lower the original foot you stepped up with, and then step down fully onto the ground.

Kickboxing burns a lot of calories. The aerobic kicking and boxing motions work the hips, thighs, abs and butt.

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