8 Simple Exercises to Get Tight Thighs and Buttocks

 

Many women are looking for ways to get slim thighs and buttocks. A slim body look great when you step out in a new dress or pair of jean.  1. Clockwork Lunge:  How to Do      Stand with hands on your hips and feet hip-width apart.     Take a big step forward with your right foot and lower down until your right leg is bent 90° and your     left knee is nearly touching the floor. Push back up to starting position.     Take a big step to the right with your right foot, bending the right knee and keeping the left leg     straight. Return to the starting position.     Take a big step back with your right foot. Lower until left leg is bent 90° and right knee is almost touching the floor.     Rep with the left foot, stepping to the front, then to the left side, then back. That’s one set. Do 15 sets.  2. Stability Ball Leg Lifts:  This is one of the easy-to-do exercises for slimmer thigh that includes a stability ball. This stability ball exercise makes the inner thigh workouts a bit more challenging. It helps to tone the core and inner thighs.      Lie on your side with your arms kept crossed in front of your body, and a stability ball placed your feet.     Gently lift the ball up towards the ceiling using your hips and butt and then return to the starting position.     This makes 1 repetition. Complete 3 sets of 15 repetitions.  3. Froggy Squats:  This fun movement is a fat burner as well and it is very good for your heart and general fitness.  How to do:      First you have to spread your feet beyond shoulder width apart.     Now place your hands in front of your body and inhale while you go down and exhale when you go up.     The important point you should note is that you have to push hips back with out bending your knees and folding them towards your toes.     You can do this exercise for about 10 to 15 minutes.  4. Side-Lying Double Leg Lifts:  This is a variation on leg lifts with a twist to add extra focus on those inner-thighs. Basically you are using one leg to lift the weight of your other leg. Working the inner-thighs of both in the process.  How to Do:      Using a mat find a comfortable spot to lay down on your side.     Extend your arm nearest to the floor out straight, as if you were reaching for something.     Hold your legs together and slowly raise them both as far as you can comfortably do so.     Keep your toes pointed forwards, and control the movements slowly.     The form you want to keep is your upper body flat to the floor, and pivoting at the hips only.     Hold the position for 1-2 seconds when your legs are elevated, then slowly return them to the floor. 1-2 sets of 15 reps per side is ideal.  5. Side and Cross-Over Lunges:  This exercise will help you to tone your inner thighs as it hits them from different directions.  How to Do:      Stand straight with your feet shoulder-width apart. Take your left foot making a wide side-step.     Bend your right knee so you push your hips behind you when you are stepping aside.     Your right leg remains extended as you move your body weight on your left side.     Touch the ground with your finger tips so your arms on either side of the left foot.     Return to standing position. Perform 1 set for each leg, 10-15 repetitions.     For the classic lunges, stand with your right leg forward and left leg back.     Then slowly bend the knees until both legs are nearly at right angles. Then push back up to starting position.     Remember to keep your back straight and don’t let your knees extend over your toes. Perform 1 set for each leg, 10-15 repetitions.  6. Mountain Climbers:  How to Do:      You should begin by standing and bend over forward.     Place hands on the floor/mat and slide your legs back. This brings you to the plank position.     Rapidly move your left knee forward as close to your chest as you can and back again.     Repeat this on your right side. Now bring the left knee out to your left side toward your arm pit. Bring     your leg back so that you are in the plank position and repeat this movement on the right side.     Once you have gone through all four of these movements, stand up. Drop down and repeat at quickly as you can!  7. Squat Jumps:  How to Do:      Keeping your back straight, sit with hands on your head & feet kept apart.     Now, jump up and get back to the starting position.     Try to perform at least 3 sets of 15 exercises.     While doing this exercise, tighten your abdominal muscles so that you can balance yourself while     you’re jumping and landing on your toes.  8. Prone Leg Circles:  Prone Leg Circles for this particular issue because it tones the lower back as well as the buttocks, hamstrings and inner and outer thighs,  How To Do:      Lay face down with your legs out straight and your forehead resting on the backs of your hands.     Pull your abs in. Zip your thighs together and lift your legs a few inches off the floor.     Next, moving from the hips, make small circles with your legs in opposite directions.     Circle 8 times, then reverse the direction and do 8 more circles.     Repeat the pattern twice more, then rest by pushing your butt back into Child’s Pose and holding for 30 seconds

Many women are looking for ways to get slim thighs and buttocks. A slim body look great when you step out in a new dress or pair of jean.

 

1. Clockwork Lunge:

How to Do

  • Stand with hands on your hips and feet hip-width apart.
  • Take a big step forward with your right foot and lower down until your right leg is bent 90° and your
  • left knee is nearly touching the floor. Push back up to starting position.
  • Take a big step to the right with your right foot, bending the right knee and keeping the left leg
  • straight. Return to the starting position.
  • Take a big step back with your right foot. Lower until left leg is bent 90° and right knee is almost touching the floor.
  • Rep with the left foot, stepping to the front, then to the left side, then back. That’s one set. Do 15 sets.

 

2. Stability Ball Leg Lifts:

This is one of the easy-to-do exercises for slimmer thigh that includes a stability ball. This stability ball exercise makes the inner thigh workouts a bit more challenging. It helps to tone the core and inner thighs.

  • Lie on your side with your arms kept crossed in front of your body, and a stability ball placed your feet.
  • Gently lift the ball up towards the ceiling using your hips and butt and then return to the starting position.
  • This makes 1 repetition. Complete 3 sets of 15 repetitions.

 

3. Froggy Squats:

This fun movement is a fat burner as well and it is very good for your heart and general fitness.

How to do:

  • First you have to spread your feet beyond shoulder width apart.
  • Now place your hands in front of your body and inhale while you go down and exhale when you go up.
  • The important point you should note is that you have to push hips back with out bending your knees and folding them towards your toes.
  • You can do this exercise for about 10 to 15 minutes.

 

4. Side-Lying Double Leg Lifts:

This is a variation on leg lifts with a twist to add extra focus on those inner-thighs. Basically you are using one leg to lift the weight of your other leg. Working the inner-thighs of both in the process.

How to Do:

  • Using a mat find a comfortable spot to lay down on your side.
  • Extend your arm nearest to the floor out straight, as if you were reaching for something.
  • Hold your legs together and slowly raise them both as far as you can comfortably do so.
  • Keep your toes pointed forwards, and control the movements slowly.
  • The form you want to keep is your upper body flat to the floor, and pivoting at the hips only.
  • Hold the position for 1-2 seconds when your legs are elevated, then slowly return them to the floor. 1-2 sets of 15 reps per side is ideal.

 

5. Side and Cross-Over Lunges:

This exercise will help you to tone your inner thighs as it hits them from different directions.

How to Do:

  • Stand straight with your feet shoulder-width apart. Take your left foot making a wide side-step.
  • Bend your right knee so you push your hips behind you when you are stepping aside.
  • Your right leg remains extended as you move your body weight on your left side.
  • Touch the ground with your finger tips so your arms on either side of the left foot.
  • Return to standing position. Perform 1 set for each leg, 10-15 repetitions.
  • For the classic lunges, stand with your right leg forward and left leg back.
  • Then slowly bend the knees until both legs are nearly at right angles. Then push back up to starting position.
  • Remember to keep your back straight and don’t let your knees extend over your toes. Perform 1 set for each leg, 10-15 repetitions.

 

6. Mountain Climbers:

How to Do:

  • You should begin by standing and bend over forward.
  • Place hands on the floor/mat and slide your legs back. This brings you to the plank position.
  • Rapidly move your left knee forward as close to your chest as you can and back again.
  • Repeat this on your right side. Now bring the left knee out to your left side toward your arm pit. Bring
  • your leg back so that you are in the plank position and repeat this movement on the right side.
  • Once you have gone through all four of these movements, stand up. Drop down and repeat at quickly as you can!

 

7. Squat Jumps:

How to Do:

  • Keeping your back straight, sit with hands on your head & feet kept apart.
  • Now, jump up and get back to the starting position.
  • Try to perform at least 3 sets of 15 exercises.
  • While doing this exercise, tighten your abdominal muscles so that you can balance yourself while
  • you’re jumping and landing on your toes.

 

8. Prone Leg Circles:

Prone Leg Circles for this particular issue because it tones the lower back as well as the buttocks, hamstrings and inner and outer thighs,

How To Do:

  • Lay face down with your legs out straight and your forehead resting on the backs of your hands.
  • Pull your abs in. Zip your thighs together and lift your legs a few inches off the floor.
  • Next, moving from the hips, make small circles with your legs in opposite directions.
  • Circle 8 times, then reverse the direction and do 8 more circles.
  • Repeat the pattern twice more, then rest by pushing your butt back into Child’s Pose and holding for 30 seconds

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