Through perseverance in diet and exercise, it's possible to get rid of big thighs, at least somewhat. The thigh area is often one of the last places to show results from a weight loss and exercise plan, so it does take patience when trying to get your thighs to be less flabby. Limiting fat intake as well as calories and doing effective exercises is essential in shrinking big thighs.
Both fat burning and toning exercises are best for reducing thighs. It's important to get your doctor's permission before starting an exercise routine. Good fat burning thigh exercises include aerobics, bicycle riding and running.
Aerobic exercises are those which get the whole body moving to help oxygen circulate in the body and get the heart pumping. If you want to do aerobic exercise to burn fat to help shrink big thighs, it's best to start with low impact aerobics in which your feet and arms are moving minimally to moderately in terms of height. Increasing the speed and how high you raise your knees and arms once you master low impact workouts can burn fat easier and faster.
Running can slim thighs; it burns fat as well as tones thigh muscles. You should jog, or run at a slower pace, before gradually running longer in more strenuous workouts. Cycling offers a versatile way to exercise to shrink big thighs, as it may be done outdoors on a regular bicycle or indoors on a stationery bike. Cycling uphill or using a setting on a stationary bike that requires extra effort to move the pedals can really give thighs a toning workout if done regularly.
It's likely to take at least a month of thigh workouts done at least five days a week for a half an hour each to see any shrinkage of fat. Adding a mat routine of leg lifts to workouts such as cycling, running or aerobics can help in toning thighs. If you're a muscular person and your thighs aren't flabby, but you want to get them narrower, this likely won't happen. It's possible to shrink big thighs in the case of flabbiness due to not enough exercise and/or too much fat and calorie intake, but basic body build can't be changed.
If you want to shrink fatty thighs, wearing the most flattering shorts can help give you the appearance of leaner legs while you're doing thigh exercise regularly and monitoring your diet. Cellulite, the dimply skin that many people with plump thighs have, isn't easy or often even possible to remove with products, diet or exercise. Diet and exercise to tone and burn fat are likely to create a leaner line which may make the cellulite look less noticeable. Wearing shorts that end at the knees is a flattering length for heavier as well as shorter women, as it visually makes the leg appear longer.