Morris County NJ Personal Trainer's 5 Ways To Kiss your Flabby Thighs Good Bye!

Kiss Your Flabby Thighs Good Bye!
By Jose Fuentes/M.S./Certified Nutritionist-CPT/K.A.C.S/S.S.C.S.

As a trainer now than ever before I find lower body a trouble spot for most women. Nonetheless, you can fight back with thigh toning exercises. Female hormones send excess fat straight to the lower body. The thighs, in addition to the butt, are a fat collection area. Four muscle groups comprise the thighs. The quadriceps (quads) are located at the front of your thighs; you use them to straighten your legs. You use your hamstrings, at the back of the thigh, to bend your leg. The abductors, the outer-thigh muscles, pull your legs sideways away from your body; and the adductors, the inner thigh muscles, pull your legs sideways back to your body.

These are my five top suggestions for flabby thighs:

1-Walking Lunges
Walking lunges target all of the muscles in your thighs, as well as your glutes. Hold one dumbbell in each hand, arms hanging by your sides. Stand at the end of a long hall or path with feet shoulder width apart and upper body straight and tall.

Execution
Step forward with first leg. Land on heel then forefoot. Lower body by flexing knee and hip of front leg until knee of rear leg is almost in contact with floor. Stand on forward leg with assistance of rear leg. Lunge forward with opposite leg. Repeat by alternating lunge with opposite legs.


2- Tweak The Squat At Home


Perform sumo squats to focus more on your buttocks and inner thighs. Stand with your feet in a wide stance. Place your hands on your hips and turn your toes out slightly. Lower your butt down toward the floor until your knees form a 90-degree angle. Stand back up and repeat.


3-Inner thigh Squeeze


Squeeze your thighs together against the resistance of the ball. Exhale as you squeeze. Keep your heels flat on the floor, your toes pointing forward, and your spine straight.

4-Straigh Leg Lifts

Do straight leg lifts. Sitting in a chair, extend your right leg out in front of you. While extended, lift the leg 2 to 3 inches up and back down to the original position (do not lean back in the chair while performing this exercise). Repeat with the same leg for 10 to 15 repetitions. Then do the same exercise with the left leg. This exercise can be performed every day.

5-Single Leg Kickbacks
Come down on all fours on the floor. Hands should be under your shoulders and knees under your hips. Lift one knee toward your chest and then kick the leg backwards. Repeat 20 times. Repeat with the other leg. This exercise can be completed every day.