Outer Thigh Workout

Outer Thigh Workout Leg Exercises for Shapely Legs When Working Out at Home

It’s no secret that a major key to sexy, shapely legs is that sleek curve in the outer thigh. Every woman wants it and you can have it.

Here are two simple thigh workout exercises that will get you well on your way to the legs you’ve always wanted. What is even better is that you can exercise at home without equipment to achieve this end. After all, not everyone can run to the gym so it’s convenient to be able to be working out at home.

Squat

Yes, I know we have posted this leg exercise in other articles but it is simply one of the best leg exercises you can do for any part of your leg including a thigh workout.
The squat is one of the best exercises for the lower body – bar none. However, to use it as an outer thigh workout, we’re going to tailor it to our needs. We’ll be doing the close-stance squat, where our feet are closer together than a normal squat.

Start with your feet about hip-width, with your toes pointing almost directly forward. Putting your arms forward for balance, start bending at the hips, pushing your butt back. Keep your shins vertical, and your knees should be bending in line with your toes.

Squat down until your thighs are parallel with the floor and then back up again. As your repetitions mount, you should begin to feel this in the outer thighs, hamstrings, and glutes. Keeping the stance narrow and the knees forward helps to put more tension on the outer thigh, which we want in this case as a thigh workout. Start with repetitions of 15-20 if you’re using only your body’s weight.

However, another variation on this leg exercise is to use a wider stance, toes pointing slightly outward, and knees pointing more outward toward the toes and this will put more emphasis on the inner thighs.

Leg Lift

The next exercise is the lying side leg lift and you’ve probably seen it before on some aerobics show where you follow along while working out at home. This is fairly simple and straightforward. Just lie down on your left side. You can prop your upper body up on your elbow if you want. Your left leg should be on the floor, and your right leg lying on top of it.

Now, just raise your right leg, keeping your knee locked, leg straight. Then bring it back down, under control. After 10-15 repetitions (for starters), switch sides. You can do these barefoot if you’re new, wear shoes to add a little weight, and even add ankle weights when you’re more advanced. You can also use resistance bands to increase the difficulty when you think you’re ready.

While the lying leg lift is a good exercise, but you’ll probably feel it closer to your hip. In general, you’ll get better overall results for the outer sweep of your thigh from the thigh workout squat mentioned above, so master it!

You’ll be surprised at the results you’ll get from your thigh workout by adding these two simple leg exercises. Add a smart diet with plenty of good, lean protein and cut out the junk food and you’ll start seeing results faster than you might think!