| If you are like most women, your inner thighs are | | | | It just so happens that the best exercises for firming |
| probably one of your biggest trouble areas. | | | | up your inner thighs are also some of the best fat |
| Unfortunately doing the thing that seems to make | | | | burning exercises. I'll give you the effective exercises, |
| sense doesn't work. But once you learn the trick | | | | but before I do, I want to tell you about the one |
| behind toning your inner thighs, it will all make sense and | | | | exercise - that you probably love - that is not |
| you will be on your way to the body of your dreams. | | | | effective. |
| First, let's just get something out of the way real quick. | | | | The fancy name for the exercise is hip adduction, but |
| The word tone does not really describe any | | | | you may know it as the 'innie machine.' It's the one |
| physiological process. But, as I regularly coach women, | | | | where you sit with your legs spread wide and try to |
| I know exactly what you mean when you say that | | | | close them against resistance. It is probably the all-time |
| you want to 'tone your inner thighs.' | | | | favorite for female gym members around the world. |
| There are only two physiological processes that can | | | | I understand why you may want to do that exercise: it |
| improve the appearance of your body. One is fat loss. | | | | seems to be the best way to work the very area |
| Lose fat - fit into smaller jeans. The other one is | | | | your are concerned about. But there is one big |
| muscle building. Now don't freak out, I don't mean to | | | | problem with this approach. |
| turn you into Arnold Schwarzenegger. Building a little | | | | The best way to target a muscle is to use it according |
| extra muscle will make your body firmer and curvier. | | | | to its function. The collection of muscles that for your |
| In order to tone your inner thighs, you have to lose fat | | | | inner thigh are technically called the 'adductors' and |
| from them, and build a bit of muscle. | | | | these adductors' primary roles is not to move your |
| Before I show you how, I have to get something else | | | | upper thigh in as you would on the 'innie machine.' |
| out of the way first. You cannot choose to lose fat | | | | The adductors are designed to stabilize your body |
| from a specific place on your body. So if you are | | | | during single leg activities such as walking and running. |
| going to lose fat from your inner thighs, you are going | | | | Therefore, the best exercises for your inner thighs are |
| to lose fat from all over your body (this is a good | | | | those where you are on one leg. Some of the best |
| thing).When building muscle, it is possible to target | | | | ones are: split-squats, lunges, step-ups, and single leg |
| specific areas of your body. | | | | squats. You can google these to see how to perform |
| The best approach to toning your inner thighs is to: | | | | them. |
| 1. Include exercises for the entire body in order to burn | | | | Get off the 'innie machine' and start doing these |
| that fat everywhere (including inner thighs). | | | | exercises and you will start burning fat all over you |
| 2. Use exercises that build a bit of muscle around your | | | | body, tone your inner thighs, and fit back into your |
| inner thighs. | | | | skinny jeans. |