Lose weight in the legs: practical guide
Losing weight in the legs is a problem that most of us women face at one point or another in our lives. Fortunately, slim Asian women have practiced simple and easy methods to get slim thighs without having to live on a Stairmaster or eating until we pass out!
Lose weight in the legs: practical guide
1. DO NOT lift weights, do squats or walking lunges, this will actually INCREASE the problem.
Part of the reason Asian women are so successful at getting “stick legs” is because American gyms and trainers are giving people the wrong information about how to shape their legs.
The truth is, you don’t want to do any type of resistance training with your legs, especially the powerful quads that make up your thighs. Unless you want to become a weight lifter, these exercises only serve to strengthen and increase muscle density in the areas you don’t want.
Instead, you need to follow the Asian model to be successful: high repetition, low resistance.
To do this, choose to walk or bike, and do it three to five times a week on a FLAT surface. No hills, no sprints. Just a normal level of exertion that you can sustain for half an hour without getting so tired that you can’t continue.
Try doing it for 30 minutes at a time and after a few weeks you’ll start to see your leg muscles thin out, much like a marathon runner or competitive cyclist (ever see Lance Armstrong’s bird’s feet? Exactly).
Remember: No weights or artificial resistance, just repetitive walking and/or cycling.
2. Cut out the salt, water retention is guilty of adding inches all over your body.
Water retention is usually created by eating too much salt or sodium, and since both are literally everywhere these days in ultra-high amounts, you’ll need to be vigilant to avoid them.
A gram of salt retains ten times its weight in water, think about it. If we want slimmer legs, we’re going to have to cut out the salt and drink lots of water. That’s right, the more water you drink, the LESS water you retain, because your brain thinks you have enough water available that you don’t have to store it for an emergency.
Salt is on the no-no list, to mimic its flavor in your food try using lemon juice. It’s an amazing flavor replacement and, of course, perfectly healthy.
3. The truth is, everyone I know is sick of the typical diet programs, where you are STARVING or trying to survive through BRUTAL workouts.