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Recent progress… I’m using workout clothing to help motivate myself!

I LOVE wearing this cross-back top from Ellie! I’m also wearing Asics shoes, Lululemon shorts.

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This pic is post-work out, taking a moment to admire my leg progress. Next steps: HIIT cardio to get my thighs back to where they were before!

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sweatsalty:

Love my new shoes - and my leg progress! 

Yikes, gotta get back to this again!

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fitnessloveaffair:

Get Your Best Legs

First know that you can’t reduce fat in just one place. Your body takes a little bit of fat from everywhere, more or less in some places due to your genetics. Doing a ton of leg exercises isn’t necessarily going to make all that fat disappear, at least not by itself. We do these exercises to shape and tone the muscles so your legs have a great shape. If you aren’t eating healthy and doing cardio those sexy muscles are going to be hidden no matter how many squats you do. Gaining muscle helps, it increases the metabolism thus burning more calories, but you have to work the rest of your body and have a clean diet too.

Try to do one video or pick five exercises and do 3 sets of 8-12 reps (or until you feel the burn) about 3-4 days a week. Do cardio 3-5 days a week too, it can be running, biking, swimming, Zumba, kickboxing, whatever gets your heart pounding and sweat dripping. You can combine strength workouts and cardio into the same day if you want. Make sure to eat protein after your workouts, it helps build muscle!

These are, in my opinion, the best thigh and leg exercises and videos. I’ve included links to instructions for most of the exercises and a variety that you can do at home or at the gym. If you workout at home try to get some 8-10 lbs dumbbells, or get a backpack/duffel bag and fill it with heavy books to challenge yourself.

If you have access to a gym try these machines & equipment:

• the leg/hamstring curl machine
• the leg press machine
• the leg abductor/adductor machines
• squats with a barbell and/or dumbbells
• barbell deadlifts 
• lunges with dumbbells
• bulgarian split squat

If you don’t have access to a gym try these exercises at home:

• wall squats
• jump squats
• bridge/hip lifts (try them with your feet on a chair/bed)
• hip lifts on a balance ball (you’ll get an almost instant burn!)
• leg lifts
• inner thigh lifts
• the fire hydrant
• sumo squats
• suicides

These are my favorite leg videos:

• Inner Thigh Insanity
• Slimmer Inner Thighs
• Legs & Thighs Workout
• Booty Blasting Stair Circuit
• Legilates Leg Workout
• Long Lean Legs Workout
• POP Kicks Kickboxing
• Bikini Beach Bum
• Tone It Up Legs & Core

haaa this is weird, it’s my pic. anyways here are some great leg workouts!

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Jump rope and lower body circuit workout!

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The muscles you use when you squat with proper form.

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mydream-isskinny:

obsessed-with-fit:

These are awesome for working the inner thigh…which is a trouble area for most! Do 20 reps on each leg every day, and you’ll see great improvement in no time!!

start today!

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losefatgainfit:

been doing these everyday

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imustbefit:

I think big, athletic thighs are sexy. My whole life, I never desired stick straight legs. I always wanted muscular, powerful legs. Like the ones this woman has.

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