My Favorite Thigh Excercise
When it comes to training your lower body, there are a hand full of fancy thigh exercises to choose from. Whether you decide to train with body weight thigh excercise, bands or free weights, there are many good options that will help you firm your buns and tone your thighs in limited time. If you are looking to slim your thighs as quickly as possible, the best option may be to incorporate a mixture of body weight core strengthening exercises and lower body free weight movements in order to tone, strengthen tighten your core and thighs simultaneously.
While many people understand that core strength is important to basic bodily function and posture, many people don’t realise that core strength can have a significant impact on how your lower body looks and feels. If you are lacking in basic hip and abdominal strength, it will haven an impact on how the muscles of your thighs, inner thighs, glutes and even your calves function.
An Excellent Slim Thigh Excercise
Assuming your core strength is adequate, my favorite thigh exercise is the basic free weight deadlift. While definitely not sexy and exciting to most people, this is one of the best exercises for overall lower body development. Not only does a properly performed deadlift work the muscles of your lower body, glutes, quads and calves, but it incorporates nearly every muscle in the back side of your body all at once!
This serves two purposes for those for those of you who are trying to firm up your lower body. First, it allows for maximum stimulation of the muscles is the common “problem areas” that women want to change, the lower back, inner thighs, outer thighs, hips and buns. This exercise helps to tighten and firm up your entire back – upper and lower body all in one! Second, because the deadlift stimulates so many different muscles, it requires your body to burn more calories than traditional isolation or machine style exercises. This will help you burn more calories throughout the day, which will help you lower your overall body fat levels.
To Perform The Deadlift Properly
In order to get the most from this exercise, you don’t need to train with very heavy weights. Pick a suitable weight that provides a challenge to you, but still allows you to train with decent form. It’s never a good idea to sacrifice decent form for heavier weights.Focus on form and feeling the muscles of your lower body and back contract as you approach the top of the movement. This is how to ensure that you’re getting the most thigh slimming, bun firming benefit from the deadlift.
1.) Place your feet shoulder width apart and lower your butt towards the ground to grasp the bar.
2.) Grasp an Olympic bar with an overhand grip and focus your body weight on your heels.
3.) Push with the weight of your body centered on your heels ( make sure that your back is straight ) as you lift the bar to your waist. Make sure that the bar follows the contour of your body, (do not let the bar swing out away from your body).
4.) At the top of the movement, squeeze all of the muscles of your lower body (buns, hips, ham strings, calves) in order to maximize the effectiveness of this exercise.
5.) Lower the bar back to the starting position by leading with your butt (forcing your hips to hinge while keeping your back straight).
While simple, this thigh exercise is one of the best for overall lower body toning and tightening. Work this effective thigh exercise into your training routine preferably only once or twice per week, and watch as your buns and thighs begin to slim down and firm up!
