Thigh Exercises Without Equipment

Thighs are an area of great concern mainly for women, but also for men. When it comes to women, hips and thighs happen to be the places where fat accumulation first occurs. In the case of men, athletic and toned thighs happen to be an important element of a good overall physique. Now that we have established the importance of toned thighs, let us now see how this can actually be achieved. Presented in the following sections of this article, are a host of thigh exercises that require no equipment so that you can get fit in the comfort of your own home.

Workouts for Thighs Without Using Any Equipment

Weight training is something that has witnessed a significant increase in popularity as well as participation in the last few years. However, there are still quite a few people who are skeptical about lifting weights as part of their workouts or exercises. Therefore, for the benefit of such people, listed below are a few thigh exercises without weights.

Squats
Squats are a wonderful way of exercising not just your thighs, but also your buttock muscles. Squats can be performed in many variations (using weights and otherwise). Here are some of the different ways of performing squats:

• Standard squats
• Chair squats
• One-legged squats
• Wall sits
• Split squats
• Hindu squats
• Bulgarian squats

While performing squats, always make sure that your toes point forward (except in the case of certain squat variations which demand otherwise) and that the distance between your legs is approximately equal to your shoulder width. Maintain proper body balance and perform 2 sets of 12 repetitions each to begin with. Increase the number of sets or repetitions with time.

Lunges
Lunges work on multiple muscles of your lower body such as your thighs, calves, hamstrings and buttocks. They too, can be performed using weights (either dumbbells or barbells) or otherwise. Here are a few variations of lunges that you can consider doing:

• Standard forward lunges
• Reverse lunges
• Alternate lunges
• Side lunges
• Stationary lunges

Of course, performing the above-mentioned types of lunges using a pair of dumbbells will definitely increase the resistance and consequently, lead to faster and better results.

Step Ups
Though step ups are commonly performed as part of warm up activity before a proper workout, they can also serve the purpose of exercising your calves and thighs. You can perform step ups in 2 variations:

• Using a low step
• Using a high step

'Low step' step ups can be performed using nothing but the steps of your staircase. In case of 'High step' step ups, you can make use of a bench or a knee-high platform. Perform step ups in 2 sets of 20 repetitions each for both legs (1 set will consist of 20 repetitions for the left leg and 20 for the right leg).

Swimming
Swimming is an exercise which is beneficial for your entire body, and not just any particular set of muscles. However, it goes without saying, that nothing and no other thing will exercise your thigh and leg muscles as well as a good 30-minute swim workout will do. Swimming three or four days a week will tremendously help in toning your thighs, not to mention the rest of your body.

Cycling
Cycling is another very effective way of exercising your thighs and your leg muscles. At the same time, it is an activity which results in fast burning of calories and therefore assists greatly in overall weight loss. You can opt for cycling to your place of work thrice a week and on the remaining three days, you can work out on an exercise cycle for a rigorous twenty minutes. Make sure that you always set aside one day of the week for complete rest and recovery.

Follow these thigh exercises religiously, and you will soon have those sexy, toned thighs that you were longing for!