One of the most notoriously difficult areas to train is the inner thigh. Many exercises don’t put much pressure on these muscles. So it’s easy to overlook them.
However, if you want to get in shape or challenge yourself with new activities, these amazing standing inner thigh exercises to do at home that’ll tone your legs like crazy will have you burn fat in no time.
You don’t need any equipment, just a chair and your body. This routine will help you tone your legs and inner thighs at home. Let’s get started!
5 standing exercises to do at home to tone your inner thighs
1. Toe raises
- Stand next to a tall chair with a high back. Position your feet so that your heels are together and your toes point out to the sides.
- From this position, rise to your tiptoes and then lower yourself back down to the starting position.
- The key to this exercise is to focus on contracting the muscles in your glutes and inner thighs as much as possible.
- To really feel the muscles in your thighs and buttocks working, gently move your pelvis forward as you stand on your toes. Remember to keep your back straight.
- Perform 30 repetitions of this exercise.
2. Squat Deep Plie
- Stand close to the chair with your feet at a distance equal to the width of your shoulders. Grip the back of the chair firmly with one hand.
- Allow your toes and knees to point outward. Descend into a deep squat, making sure your thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Maintain contact between your feet and the floor and keep your back straight throughout the squatting motion.
- This particular exercise effectively addresses the under-utilization of the inner and outer thigh muscles that may have occurred throughout the day.
- Perform a total of 30 repetitions.
3. Shin Glide
- Stand next to the chair and extend your toes out to the sides.
Keep your back straight. Place the toe of one foot against the ankle of the other and gently slide up. - The raised knee should reach pelvic level. Using the same gradual sliding motion, lower your foot and return to starting position.
- Perform 30 repetitions for each leg.
4. Batman
- Stand near a chair. Extend the leg from the toe and make a sharp swing of the straight leg to the side.
- Keep your back straight and your pelvis still. The leg is not bent at the knee.
- The effect of this exercise is complex: it works the outer and inner thigh muscles, the calf muscles and the deep gluteal muscles of both legs at the same time.
- Perform 30 repetitions for each leg.
5. Swallow
- Stand close to chair. Raise one leg and gently pull backward.
- Keep upper body parallel to floor. Maintain balance as long as possible.
- Switch to the other leg. This activity focuses on static stretching of the leg and hip muscles.
- Perform 30 sets for each leg.
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