While there is much to be said for the power of dark jeans or a well-fitting midi skirt, wouldn’t it be nice to stroll from the bedroom to the beach with nothing but love for our thighs? Well, if you follow our thigh workout routine, you’ll feel like that in no time.
The thighs can be one of the most difficult areas to tone, and if you don’t have access to a gym with specialized machines it can seem almost impossible. But we’re here to tell you that there are some thigh exercises you can do to combat pesky leg fat without stepping foot in the gym.
Now is the perfect time to prepare for the upcoming summer season, because getting your legs in perfect shape takes some time and a good training program. Practicing these 9 movements will guarantee you to achieve great results in a very short time.
Exercise 1: Romanian Deadlift
Hold a dumbbell in each hand.
Bend at the waist and bend your knees a little, allowing the dumbbells to drop close to the ground.
Come up to the starting position. That’s a repeat.
Try to perform between 10 and 15 repetitions.
Exercise 2: Pulse Squats
Get into a squat position, with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands together in front of you.
Squat down and instead of going all the way back up, go less than halfway up and go back down.
Complete 3 sets of 20 beats.
Exercise 3: Jumping lunge
Get into a split stance with your right foot forward and your left foot back. Go down into a lunge and immediately push down to the ground to jump up as you switch feet.
Complete 16 reps total, alternating legs on each jump. Rest and repeat until you complete three sets.
Exercise 4: Speed Skaters
Jump to the side and, while touching the balls of your feet to the ground, bring your opposite leg back.
Immediately jump back in the other direction, continuing to alternate until you complete the reps.
Perform between 25 and 50 repetitions in total.
Exercise 5: Calf raises
Stand with your feet hip-width apart and a dumbbell in each hand (this exercise can be done without dumbbells, but is more effective with them).
Get as high as you can stepping only with the balls of your feet. Hold the position for a moment and lower to the starting position. That’s a repeat.
Perform between 25 and 40 repetitions in total.
Exercise 6: Goblet Squats
Stand tall with your feet spread wide and your hips turned slightly outward.
Hold a dumbbell or kettlebell in front of your chest while keeping your elbows close to your body.
Bend at the hips, knees, and ankles to squat down.
Continue until your hips are slightly lower than your knees.
To get up, push your feet toward the ground and return to the starting position.
Complete 10 reps, rest, and repeat for a total of two to three sets.
Exercise 7: Reverse lunge with kick
Start in a standing position, step back into a reverse lunge, then bring that same foot forward into a front kick.
It is important to lean back slightly as you kick forward. This will help activate your core and increase your range of motion.
Focus on repeating this exercise with one leg for 10-15 repetitions, and then repeat with the other leg.
Exercise 8: Swing with KettleBell
You have to start standing with your legs wider than the width of your hips and with both hands holding the kettlebell between your legs and then you have to slightly bend your knees.
Next, you have to lean your chest forward, and swing the kettlebell back between your legs and then push your hips forward until you’re in a standing position. And then simultaneously throw your arms straight out in front of you while keeping a firm grip on the dumbbell and repeat.
You have to make sure that you are pushing your hips back and forth; these are push ups, not squats.
Complete between 15-20 swings.
Exercise 9: jump squat
Start standing with your feet together, arms bent, and hands clasped behind your head.
Jump your feet out and when you land, immediately crouch down, keeping your arms where they are.
Extend your legs and jump your feet back to the starting position, immediately jumping back out.
Complete 3 sets of 12 repetitions.
