How To Lose Weight In Your Legs

By: Jason Morales

Break Studios Contributing Writer

How to lose weight in your legs may be a difficult task, but with knowledge of the types of exercises you can do to get rid of unwanted cellulite can be beneficial to toning and losing weight in your legs. Though you can not spot reduce, these tips will help you gain tone and definition, making your legs appear thinner. The most common leg exercises are lunges, dead lifts and heel raises, but with constant repetition of the same exercise you will not see any results. By applying different exercises in your daily routine, losing weight in your legs will come in no time.

  1. Do squats on a wobble board to lose weight in your legs. This exercise will tone every muscle fiber on your legs because the wobble board requires balance to perform this workout. When you have your legs actively moving, losing weight in your legs will become easy. If this exercise is too hard to perform have a stable object in front of you or balance yourself by touching the wall. For advanced wobble board squats, users can hold two dumbbells in each hand by the sides of their thighs. Beginners may want to use a stability ball against a wall to learn the proper form of a squat.
  2. With resistance bands, do some x band box walks. Resistance bands are great for injury prevention and are ideal for home use, as well as for toning and helping to lose weight in your legs. This exercise primarily works on your gluteus medius and thighs. You will need to stand on top of your resistance band and cross it over so that it appears to look like an “X”. While having the resistance band on each hand begin to walk in a box formation. You can make this workout difficult by having a stiffer resistant band.
  3. Stability ball hamstring curls are great for losting weight in your legs. To do any high impact training, such as jogging, it's always good to strengthen your hamstring. Many leg injuries occur in this area, which is in the back of your thighs. You will have to lay flat on a mat or floor with your feet on the stability. Begin to lift yourself up with your legs, so that your lower back is off the floor. To make this exercise difficult, use only a leg. With constant repetition you will lose weight in your legs.
  4. Squat jumps. This is a polymetric exercise which will train all parts of your legs. However, this exercise is not for beginners; learn to properly do squats before trying this exercise. This exercise requires you to jump as high as you can and land in a squatted position.
Posted on: May. 07, 2010