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Different Kind of Optional Thigh Exercises

October 12, 2009


Different kind of optional thigh exercises

If you want to build your thighs strong and muscular then the different kind of optional thigh exercises play an important role in this process. These exercises are very useful to achieve an attractive thigh muscle.

1. Toe squat with overhead reach: Make a chair pose with abs engaged and inner knees and ankle touch. Lower your hips to a half squat and dumbbell over your head. Come up onto the balls of your feet and keep your legs controlled, when you lower and lift your butt about four inches. Keep your body steady, when you lift and lower the weight.

2. Plie: Stand straight with shoulder width apart and toes pointing out. Place your arms straight in front of you and lower into a squat. Go as low as possible into the squat until passed your toes but don’t let your knees move. Now, tuck your tailbone under and contract your glutes. Come back to the starting position and relax.

3. Outer and inner thighs kick stretch: Stand with holding the back of a chair and press your shoulder with blades back and down. Come up onto the ball of your left foot and lift your right leg. Now, bring your left leg across your body or in front of your left leg. Swing it back to the right and keep your toes flexed and turned out. Use momentum to swing through your leg. Get back to the starting position and perform on the other side or leg.

4. Squat with ball: Stand straight with shoulder width apart. Put an exercise ball between the wall and the curve of your lower body. Bend your knees and lower about 10 inches. Hold this position for 5 seconds and keep your shoulder level and hips square. Come back to the starting position and relax for 30 seconds then perform another set.

You can also perform the different kind of yoga asanas to improve your thigh muscle. Sun salutation is one of the best yoga asana for this purpose.


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