Upper Thigh Exercises

Thunder thighs!! Cellulite Attack!!

Words like shapely legs and rock solid calves have never been included in your dictionary? Cellulite and fat.. wobbly thighs and the select few that I mentioned above are more like it? Hmm. Tough. So you've tried the dealing with it - repeating to yourself 'I am beautiful...What people say does not matter to me'..Yeah. How far has that worked out for you? I thought so. The cellulite filled thighs still there, right? How about we take things into our hands and get a solution that will make them bulbous thighs disappear for good? Interested? Good. Then read the following article on some of the best upper thigh exercises that you use to rid you of the curse that is the thighs (Yeah, I do have a flair for the overly dramatic)!

Thigh Exercises for Women

Is it safe to say that women are more prone to suffering from anxiety on account of fat thighs than men are? I doubt any man would stand in front of the mirror and go 'You know what, these jeans are making my thighs look huge!' I really doubt that. So coming to the issue about women and some thigh exercises that they can carry out by themselves, here are some.

Thigh Blaster

1. Stand erect facing a wall.
2. Take your hands to the level of the chest and keep your head firm and still.
3. Continue to look forward and maintaining your balance, left your right leg as high as you can.
4. Hold for 5-8 seconds and bring down.
5. Repeat 10 times and do the same for the left foot.

Ball Squats

1. Use an exercise ball workout and put an exercise ball in between the wall and your lower back.
2. The pressure should be evenly distributed among the legs and lower back.
3. Keep your legs shoulder width apart for perfect balancing.
4. Bend your knees.
5. Now placing your hands on the hips, slowly lower yourself about 5 inches and maintain that posture for 5 seconds.
6. Come up and repeat 10 times.

Thigh Lift

1. Lie on your left side and with the body weight on the left arm, prop yourself up.
2. The arm remains firmly on the ground. Do not try to lift your arm 'coz it will injure or sprain your back!
3. Keep the arm folded and slowly bend your right knee and bring the right foot 6 inches above the ground.
4. Don't jerk the foot.
5. Hold in this position for 5 seconds then gently bring it down. But don't touch the foot down altogether.
6. Keep it slightly above the ground and repeat the exercise.
7. Do this 10 times.
8. Now do the same thing on the opposite leg.
9. You could even do this with added weights. This is one of the best outer and inner thigh exercises at home.

Squats

1. Stand with your back towards the wall and maintain a shoulder width distance in between your legs and keep your toes pointed out.
2. Now maintaining an equal balance on both feet, slowly lower your self down by bending your knees. Inhale while doing this.
3. Exhale and return to the original position to complete this squat.
4. Repeat 5 times.

Moving on from some thigh workouts for women, let us focus on some exercises for men that will answer their question on how to lose thigh fat.

Thigh Exercises for Men

Of course men need to exercise their thighs as well! And while they can carry forth the exercises that have been prescribed for women here, there are certain other thigh exercises for men that they can carry out as well. Here are some of them.

Lunges

1. Stand straight with equal weight on both feet.
2. Take a step forward by bending your right leg and placing it forward.
3. Make sure that it is parallel to the ground.
4. The left leg which is elongated at the beck will remain straight and unbent.
5. An important point to keep in mind is that the knees should not extend to the toes.
6. You could do this with ankle weights and dumbbells for added exercise and toning.

Dumbbell Squats

1. Stand erect with dumbbells in both hands.
2. Feet should be shoulder width apart and knees will be slightly bent.
3. Slightly push your butt back while lowering yourself down and make sure that the bent knees do not cross over the toes.
4. Try and lower yourself till the thighs are parallel to the ground.
5. Remain in position for 4-5 counts.
6. Slowly make your way to the original position and repeat 5 times.

Leg Circle

1. Lie flat on the ground and place your arms by the side.
2. Now lift your left leg up and place your heel towards the ground and your toes to the ceiling.
3. Now rotate the leg while inhaling. Make sure to rotate not just your foot but the entire leg. But the hips should be firmly placed on the ground.
4. Do this 5 times and then lower the leg down while exhaling.
5. Repeat on the other leg.

These are such simple exercises that they make for perfect upper thigh exercises at home. Start out on a routine today and you'll start seeing the change in yourself with the thighs getting slimmer and toned day by day! No more thunder thighs label for you!