How to firm up inner thighs and butt?
Question:
I’m a 20 years old female, my weight is ok, not too light but definitely not overweight. I have a problem with my inner thighs, otherwise my legs are slim but near my groin area there is visible fat. As I stand straight, my legs don’t otherwise touch each other, but just right at the top the fat touches. I know that there is no local fat burning available, I’m still wondering is there anything I could do? Maybe some exercise to firm up my flabby inner thighs. I already do different aerobics and zumba, once in a while I also go for a walk or jogging. As I am already pretty pleased with my weight, I wouldn’t wan’t to lose any more weight. I try to eat healthy, but have allowed myself a candy day once in a week.
Answer:
I again start with the truth about our bodies, everything starts from our genes. It simply dictates how our bodies are built. For some the problem are is the inner thighs, for others it’s the butt or stomach etc. The good thing is that usually there is the possibility to exercise and mold your body into the direction which you would like it to be. The results vary from person to person, but almost always you’ll get noticeable results in few months. This case is no different, you just have to firm up the butt and thigh area to get just that bit better looking inner thighs. Even though you already are doing aerobics, which is really good, many times you need also to build a bit muscle to get firm body. Here are few exercises I would recommend of doing:
Simply choose the weight you feel you’ll get a good workout and get the the sets done. Key is to do calm and controlled repetitions, not swinging or rocking in anyway. When the thighs are close together, hold it there for a second. As you return back to initial position, do not let the machine go back on its own, but control the motion and the speed of the machine.
This exercise is really good for the butt, and as the butt gets a bit bigger and firmer it also will firm up your thigh area. Again remember to do controller motions, the exercise should feel on your butt area not on your legs.
This exercise can be done either one leg at a time, or doing it as if you were walking. You can also try to do a bit similar exercise, split squats, it is much harder exercise, but at the same time more effective.
In this exercise you will make your whole lower body do work. Just make sure your posture is correct through out the exercise and you keep on doing calm and controlled motions.
How much and how often?
You should try to do these workouts three to four times a week. For the beginning start with 3 sets and 12 repetitions in one set. Continue this for first 3 weeks. Then change to 7 repetition sets and do 3 sets of these also. Continue this for 2 weeks. Change the set lengths once in a while, for example every two weeks. You should always choose the weights so that you can do the full sets with correct motion, but still get enough resistance to get your muscles to work really hard.
Different aerobics like Zumba are all excellent aerobic workouts, which will increase your metabolism rate and do help you to firm your body. Sometimes for some people it alone isn’t enough. Running is also a good way to firm up your body. Maybe you could try hill sprints. The good aerobic condition you probably already have is also a good support for recovering from muscle exercising. So you definitely are already on the right tracks!