Who doesn’t crave for toned legs? Having toned legs is most girl’s dream and if you are targeting inner thighs and exercising accordingly, then you can definitely have toned legs. In today’s post, I will tell you about some really great inner thigh exercises that you can do for toned legs.
1. Criss Cross Power Jacks
This exercise is similar to jumping jacks. It increases your heart rate, engages your whole body while effectively targeting inner-thigh muscles.
How to:
1. Stand straight with your legs a little wider than shoulder-width apart, shoulders relaxed, core engaged, and knees bent a little.
2. Now jump, cross your legs and land softly on the ground.
3. Immediately repeat, alternating sides each time.
4. You can do 3 sets of 30 reps each.
2. Frog Bridge
It is a great exercise for inner thighs and also targets pelvic floor, hamstrings, glutes, calves, and core.
How to:
1. Lie down on a mat; keep your palms flat on the floor and look up.
2. Flex your knees and open your legs so that the soles of your feet touch each other.
3. Supporting your body on your palms, lift your pelvis, squeeze your glutes and inner thighs, exhale, and hold this pose for a second before lowering your hips.
4. You need to do 3 sets of 10 reps
3. Frog Jump
Frog jump is an effective workout for your inner thighs. You don’t need any equipments and use only gravity for resistance.
How to:
1. Lie face up with legs extended straight over hips, feet flexed, heels together, and toes turned out.
2. Slowly bend knees out to the sides, and then straighten, using your inner-thigh muscles to control the movement.
3. Do 3 sets of 12 reps, resting in between each set as needed.
4. Diamond Kick
If you want to get rid of that stubborn layer of fat on your thighs then go for this one. This exercise also targets Inner thighs, outer thighs, hamstrings, quads, glutes, and abs.
How to:
1. Lie down on a mat. Keep your hands by your side and palms flat on the floor.
2. Lift your legs up while making sure that your feet are shoulder-width apart.
3. Move your legs apart as far as you can.
4. Squeeze your inner thighs, flex your knees, and bring your legs close such that the soles of your feet almost touch each other, thus forming a diamond shape.
5. Straighten your legs and return to the starting position.
6. Do 3 sets of 15 reps each.
5. Cossack Squat
This exercise is similar to side lunges and shapes your glutes and thighs from every angle.
How to:
1. Stand with feet much wider than shoulder-width apart, arms relaxed by sides.
2. Squat as deep as possible to the left, while turning right toes up, flexing right foot (right leg remains straight and torso leans slightly forward to maintain balance).
3. Extend arms straight out from shoulders. Return to the starting position and perform on the opposite side to complete 1 rep.
4. Do 2 to 4 sets of 8 to 12 reps.
6. Scissor Leg Plank
This exercise helps you lose inner thigh fat, and apart from shaping your thighs, it also helps tighten the core.
How to:
1. Begin in a full plank position with each foot on a folded towel, paper plate, or gliding disc.
2. Keeping upper body stable, slide feet apart, opening legs as wide as possible, and then slowly squeeze inner thighs to slide feet back together.
3. Do 2 sets of 15 reps, resting in between sets as needed.
7. Explosive Squats
This exercise is also known as jumping squats. It targets Inner thighs, hamstrings, quads, hip flexors, glutes, and core.
How to:
1. Stand straight with your feet a little wider than shoulder-width apart. Keep your core engaged and spine erect.
2. Push your buttocks out, keep your weight on your heels and sit down like you sit on a chair.
3. As you sit, pull your arms up near your chest.
4. Lift your body up, and before you come back to a standing position, jump and propel your body up by lowering your hands.
5. Land softly on your feet and repeat all the steps. Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions.
8. Leg Sweeps
This is an easy one and a very beginner can do it easily. It targets inner thighs, glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexors.
How to:
1. Stand straight with your feet close to each other. Support your body by keeping your palms flat against a wall.
2. Lift your right foot from the ground, keep your knees straight, and sweep your right foot in the front and back.
3. Do the same with your left foot.
4. Do 3 sets of 15 repetitions.
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