Top 5 Thigh Exercises To Get The Thighs You’ve Always Wanted

If you’re searching for thigh exercises that will tone and reinforce your upper legs, the below 5 exercises need to be on your list.

Inner thighs can tend to be a little bit pesky; however, losing an inch or two to fit into those denim jeans can enhance more than just your self-worth. Strong, toned inner thighs provide advantages far beyond just fitting into a swimsuit. In fact, engaging these muscles helps to:

• Help stabilize knee joints and protects them from injury.
• When standing, give a solid structure for your spinal column.
• Minimize chronic pains and discomfort (specifically in your lower back, hips, and knees).
• Enhance your core.

With so many advantages, who wouldn’t want to strengthen their quads especially when it can be done with just five simple thigh exercises?

One quick note before you start our effective upper leg exercise routine: you can not spot reduce upper leg fat. You have to shed it all over if you want to shed fat.

Getting rid of upper leg fat and shaping the muscles below calls for a detailed method to fat burning, namely: eating clean, getting in lots of cardiovascular exercises, and also strength training.

The below thigh exercises is an excellent method to get your strength training and tone your upper leg muscular tissues.

Complete 15 repetitions per exercise.

Repeat the whole circuit of upper leg work-outs a total of 3 times each.

To begin, try these remarkable exercises:

1. Plié Squats

Stand with your feet wide, toes pointing out. Hold your hands comfortably in front of your chest.

Bend your knees, lowering your hips, so your thighs are almost parallel with the floor. Keep your weight back in your heels and knees tracking in line with feet.

Then stand back up, straighten your legs completely and squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement.

2. Hip Thrust

Lie with back flat on ground and feet flat on the floor and knees bent.

Squeeze your glutes, lift up your hips, and hold for a count to ten.

Lower your hips to starting position and repeat.

3. Side Lunge

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart (optionally, you can hold a dumbbell in your hands in front of your chest for an extra challenge.)

Shift your weight to your right leg and lower your body while bending your right knee.

Keep your left foot flat on the floor and your left leg straight.

Without moving back into the starting position, shift your weight to your left side.

Alternate back and forth between sides.

4. Single-Leg Hamstring Bridge

Lay on your back with your hands by your sides, your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.

Raise your hips to create a straight line from your knees to shoulders.

Squeeze your core and try to pull your belly button back toward your spine.

Slowly raise and extend one leg while keeping your pelvis raised and level.
Hold.

Return to the starting position with knees bent.

Alternate to the other leg.

5. Jump Squat

Stand with feet shoulder-width and knees slightly bent.

Bend your knees and descend to a full squat position.

At the bottom of the squat, powerfully explode straight up, bringing your knees toward your chest while in midair.

At the top of the jump, your thighs should touch your torso.

Release your legs, control your landing by going through your foot (toes, ball, arches, heel) and descend into the squat again for another explosive jump.

And That’s That

Beautiful fit thighs can be yours with this simple five-exercise routine just a few times a week. Having strong thighs has numerous benefits including:

• Help stabilize knee joints and protects them from injury.
• When standing, give a solid structure for your spinal column.
• Minimize chronic pains and discomfort (specifically in your lower back, hips, and knees).
• Enhancing your core.

Let us know what your favorite thigh exercise is in the comments below!

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