Inner Thigh Exercises

Another name for inner thighs is hip adductors. The main function of hip adductors is to provide stability to the body, while you are performing exercises such as swimming or activities such as running or walking. Many people around the world, face the problem of fat bulging out of the inner thighs. Though this is not visible to everyone, it causes problems as the inner thighs, due to excess fat deposition, rub against each other while walking and this further leads to skin rashes.

This article will take you through some of the best inner thigh exercises, that would help you to not only burn off the body fat from the inner thigh area, but also to strengthen your thigh region. Moreover, with these exercises, you can also shape up your thighs.

Exercises for Inner Thighs

Although running, swimming, stretches and walking exercises are considered to be useful to tone up the inner thighs, they are not found much useful to burn the inner thigh fat. Even fat burning workouts that have been otherwise found useful for burning fat content of the lower body parts, have not been much successful in case of inner thighs.

Inner Thigh Lifts: One of the most commonly followed exercises is the inner thigh lifts. For this you simply need to lie down on the left side in a banana shape. Lift your head and hold it with the help of your left hand, with the elbow rested on the floor. Now, take the foot of your right leg and bring it in front of the hips. Move your right hand below the calf of the right foot and place it outside the ankle. Hold this position for some time and do about 6-7 repetitions from each side.

Exercise Balls: The squeezing ball exercise, helps you in burning the fat content as well as toning of the inner thighs. Rest firmly on your back on the floor. Lift both your legs in the air and see that they do not bend. Keep both your hands on the sides of your body and then place an exercise ball in between your thighs. Exert pressure on the ball until it gets squeezed. Remain in this position for about half a minute and slowly come to your normal position. Perform about 6-7 repetitions everyday.

Lunge Stretches: By far the most effective inner thigh exercise is the lunge stretches. For this exercise, stand erect with both your legs apart from each other. Now, take your right leg and stretch it forward at a distance of about 3 feet. See that you do not overstretch nor under stretch as in both cases, you will find it difficult to maintain the erect posture of your upper body. Further bend your right knee. When your left knee bends, take care that it bends sufficiently, but does not touch the floor. While bending the knees, do not bend the upper body, keep it erect. Maintain this position for some seconds and then repeat the exercise with the left leg. Do about 10 repetitions daily in order to get good results.

So folks, I hope you have understood the aforementioned inner thigh exercises and will be able to do it properly. However, as a word of advice, while doing these exercises, always have your physical trainer besides you to guide and support you. This will prevent unnecessary muscle pain and injury and also help in getting the desired results.