Stretching and exercising can help you lose weight near your thighs.
Excess fat in the thighs is a common problem for many people, but it is especially common among women. If you want to lose weight in your thighs, you need to jumpstart your metabolism and begin losing weight in your entire body. A healthy diet is a key component in weight loss. You can drop weight in your thighs by performing exercises that specifically target the thigh muscles. Even if you don't have any weight to lose in your thighs, these same methods can be used to tone the thigh muscles and improve strength.
Instructions
1. Eat a well-balanced diet that includes protein, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy and healthy fats. This will provide your body with all the nutrients it needs and help encourage weight loss because you aren't loading up on foods that store as fat.
2. Add plenty of lean protein such as poultry and fish, to your diet to burn fat and calories, promote the development of muscle and help repair your muscles between workouts.
3. Eat several smaller meals throughout the day instead of two or three larger meals so that your body has a constant energy supply. This will also help increase your metabolism so you burn fat and lose weight -- because skipping meals sends a signal of starvation to your body that causes it to store unwanted calories.
4. Drink plenty of water and eat fiber-rich foods to flush fat and toxins from your body.
5. Perform 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise at least three times a weeks to encourage weight loss throughout your entire body, including your thighs. You could try running, aerobics or swimming.
6. Do three sets of 10 repetitions of squats every day to improve muscle strength and tone your thighs. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and squat down, keeping your knees in line over your feet. Turn your feet outward and squat to tone your inner thighs.
7. Do three sets of 10 lunges by standing with your feet together and step forward, bending your knee and dipping your body into the lunge. Alternate sides until you've done three sets of 10 with each leg.
8. Try leg abductions to tone your inner and outer thighs. Lie on your side and then lift one leg straight up into the air; complete three sets of 10 with each leg.
9. Perform leg abductions from a standing position with your feet together and then lift your leg out to the side. You can increase resistance by strapping your ankle to a low pulley cable machine and choosing an amount of weight that you can lift comfortably.
10. Climb stairs or use a climbing fitness machine to define your thigh muscles and burn fat.
11. Stretch your legs before and after your workouts to prevent injury and to warm and cool down your muscles.
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