Thigh Exercises for Girls

Excess weight in the body is every girls nightmare, especially since body fat tends to accumulate around the abdomen, buttocks and thighs. While there are many exercises for the abdomen and buttocks, there aren't many for the thighs. And nothing could be more unnerving, than to put up a constant struggle to hide those ungainly thighs, I mean how many layers of cloth can one wear to hide them? Following are a few thigh exercises for girls that will not only tone up thigh muscles, but also strengthen them. Read more on abdominal exercises.

Thigh Exercises for Women
There are no hard and fast rules about thigh exercises for women and girls, all one needs to bear in mind is the age, weight and height of the individual before embarking on the journey for those shapely thighs.

Skipping Rope: A jump rope is one of the most effective thigh exercises to lose weight. Make sure you wear good trainers and the floor you skip on is not uneven. Start with a few light skips, this can be done without the rope too. Turn the rope forward and keep lightly jumping the rope. Your skips should be only a couple of inches above the ground. Start with 50 skips and gradually increase the number.

Squatting: Squatting is excellent for toning up and is considered as one of the best thigh exercises for cellulite. One will need a rod to perform these squats. Stand straight with your feet, an arms width apart. Place the rod on your shoulders and balance it there. Keeping your back in an upright position, inhale and lower yourself to a sitting position. Exhale as you move back to the standing position. Start with two sets of 10 repetitions, and gradually increase the number of sets.

Thigh Stretch: Lie flat on your stomach with the legs stretched out straight and feet together. Reach out and hold your left ankle with your right hand. Pull your left heel up as far as you can and hold that position for a minute. Slowly release the leg and get back in the starting position, and repeat the whole process with the other leg. Start by doing them repetitively for about eight times, four times with each leg and gradually increase the count.

Dumbbell Lunge: Stand with feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent. Hold a dumbbell in each hand. Place one foot forward, lower the whole body, bending both knees and hold position for 15 seconds. Gradually lower yourself further until your front thigh is parallel to the ground. Return to standing position and repeat the whole process alternating the legs.

Stability Ball Exercises: Thigh exercises with ball will help tone the inner thigh muscles. Following are two ball thigh exercises, for fat loss as well as achieving a good tone in them.

• Ball Lift: Lay on your right side and hold the ball between the ankles. Bend the knees slightly for a better hold on the ball and place top hand on the floor for balance. Lift both legs off the floor a couple of inches, and squeeze the ball until you feel stress in your inner thigh. Hold the position a couple of minutes and lower the ball. Turn sides and repeat.
• Hip Adduction: Lay on your left side with your left leg stretched out straight and the right foot placed flat on the ground behind your left thigh. Position the ball on your inner thigh. Maintaining the straight position of the left leg, lift it 5 to 6 inches off the floor, and hold it there for a couple of minutes. Lower the leg, turn sides and repeat.

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Thigh exercises for girls will be highly effective if done regularly. To get a well toned thigh, one need not hit the gymnasium or buy expensive equipment. Thigh exercises without equipment will yield the same results as with exercise equipment. The only thing needed to get those strong shapely thighs is determination and just a hour, four times a week.