5 Easy Ways To Reduce Thigh Fat

We often hear about numerous ways to reduce belly fat but another problem area for most women is their thunder thighs. And if you are someone with thick thighs, you know the pain well enough. Today we will tell you some tips to reduce and tone your stubborn thigh fat.

Weight loss is an overall process and must be a consistent process. When you eat healthily and exercise, your body burns fat overall and spot reduction isn’t really a real concept. But there are some tips you can follow to tone your thighs with overall weight loss.

Reducing salt while your eating 

The more salt consumption while eating can make your body retain excess water. This can cause bloating and change the shape of your body including your thighs. Cutting back on salt will immediately change the fit of your clothes because water follows salt. less salt means less water retention in the body.

Have more electrolytes

Any food that carries calcium, Magnesium, and potassium is an electrolyte. The more electrolyte you have in your body, the less salt it will retain. Bananas, yogurt, and green leafy vegetables are rich in various types of electrolytes.

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Add more protein and fiber to your daily routine 

 

A protein and Fiber-rich diet works wonder for weight loss. Protein and fiber help by keeping you fuller for longer and thus stop you from binge eating.

• Lentils and rice. Lentils are high in fiber and protein, which helps in keeping the blood sugar levels in check.
• Fruit and yogurt
• Chicken and assorted vegetables or fruits
• Quinoa and vegetables
• Eggs and whole grain bread

Lunges

Lunges  – target your quads, hamstrings, and glutes as it is a power-building circuit workout that was formulated to burn fat, engage the core, build muscle, and tone the glutes, hamstrings, quads, and calves for intense lower-body.

Directions: Stand straight on the ground with your feet hip-width apart and hands on your hips or without a balance. Move your right leg 1 foot forward and lower your body until both your front and back legs make 90 degrees angle. Hold this position for 2-3 seconds, then press into the right heel to drive back up to the starting position.

Squats

Squats would help you in targeting your quads, hamstrings, glutes, lower back, and calves. Squats help to build Muscles. They help you to achieve wonderfully toned legs and also promote body-wide muscle building by creating an anabolism (muscle building) environment in the body. They work up your quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, abdominal muscles, lower back, and your butt too.

• Strengthens your core
• Reduces the risk of injury
• Crushes calories
• Strengthens the muscles of your lower body
• Boosts athletic ability and strength
• Variety helps with motivation

To do a basic squat:

• Start with your feet slightly wider than hip-width apart.
• Keep your chest up, engage your abdominals, and shift your weight onto your heels as you push your hips back into a sitting position.
• Lower your hips until your thighs are parallel or almost parallel to the floor.
• You should feel the squat in your thighs and glutes.
• Pause with your knees over, but not beyond, your toes.
• Exhale and push back up to the starting position
  

Benefits of doing squats 

• Strengthens your core –  Having strong core muscles can make everyday movements like turning, bending, and even standing easier. Not only that, but a strong core can improve your balance, ease pain in your low back, and also make it easier to maintain good posture.
• Calories get burnt easily – Calorie burning is often equated with aerobic exercises such as running or cycling. But performing high-intensity, compound movements like the squat can also crush some serious calories.
• Increase in ability and strength –  If you get into a sport, adding jump squats to your workout may help you develop explosive strength and speed which, in turn, may help improve your athletic performance.

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