How to lose weight and tone legs and thighs

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Summer is really over and for the costume fitting we will talk about it again (at least) until next year: but it is not a good reason to soften up and give up the positive routine built up since last spring. Cross and delight of many women, the legs (and in particular the thighs) are considered one of the most critical parts of the body: but with a little good will, and some good exercise, it is possible to lose weight and tone them. Without forgetting that physical exercise must be combined with a healthy and balanced diet.

The ideal diet to slim down your thighs

Let’s start here, with nutrition. The best thing to do to lose weight and streamline things at the same time is to follow a varied and balanced diet, which allows you to take in the right amounts of carbohydrates, fats and proteins (among the most famous: the super metabolism diet). Remembering that it is always better to avoid do-it-yourself diets, let’s see some useful tips for a healthy and balanced diet:

• Choose flours and whole grains and proteins from legumes, fish and lean meats;
• Drink at least one and a half liters of water a day, between meals;
• Avoid taking modified unsaturated fatty acids, preferring saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids in a ratio of one third each;
• In case of water retention and cellulite, use localizing draining and deflating treatments, such as Guam seaweed mud, or massages and bandages;
• Avoid sugar;
• Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.

Specific exercises for legs and thighs

We conclude with the physical part, in short, fitness: the best exercises to tone the legs and especially the thighs:

• Wall squat: Lean your back against the wall, with your feet apart, then flex your legs (as if you were sitting down); stay in this position for a few seconds, then return to the starting position. Repeat for 3 or 4 sets of 10 movements.
• Lunges: start standing, with the feet apart at the same width as the hips. Lift one foot forward, so that the knee forms a right angle with the floor (but never touching the ground): hold this position for a few seconds, then return to the starting position.
• Squat: Back on your feet, with your arms forward and raised to 90 degrees to your torso. Bend your knees to 90 degrees, keeping your back straight, and then come back up: repeat 20 or 30 times.