Lunges and squats
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Anonymous
| I am a pear shaped woman trying to burn fat on my inner and outer thighs. When I do lunges, I do not feel pressure at the point where my outer thighs are bulged out. Rather I feel the pressure on my side hips. When I do squats, I do not feel pressure on my inner thighs where the fat resides. I feel the pressure in my waist more. Is that normal and will that still burn the fat in my inner and outer thighs? I watched videos on youtube on how to do correct squats and lunges and I think I am doing those correctly. |
Anonymous
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You cannot "spot train" fat away. Squats and lunges do not work the "inner thigh", they work the large muscle groups of the quadriceps (front), hamstrings (back), glutes (butt) and ancillary muscles and tendons all around the area. They are great for a few reasons...
- Large muscle groups burn more calories than small groups (like your arms, for instance) - Stronger muscles can result in a more shapely leg A good workout routine involving both strength training and cardio will burn calories and help you become more fit. In the same way that 10,000 sit-ups won't give you 6pack abs by melting belly fat, all the squats in the world won't give you skinny thighs without broader fitness and diet changes. |
Anonymous
| OP here. What things in particular can I do for burning fat on thighs and legs? I am looking for something I can do at home and not at the gym. Thanks in advance. |
Anonymous
| I think the 30 day shred DVD is great for home workout. It's only 20 minutes and there's a fair amount of lunges and squats. There's cardio and abs too, so I think it's good for all over body composition. Good luck and remember-- for a pear shaped woman ( like me), there's no such thing as spot training. |
Anonymous
| You are feeling the work in your muscles, which are overlaid by fat. If you reduce your overall body fat, you will reduce your lower body but it may still be larger. |
Anonymous
You cannot burn fat in one particular place. You can decrease your calories and/or increase your workouts to burn fat overall, and you can strengthen the muscles in an area to provide more toning but you cannot simply spot train, sadly. |
Anonymous
| The above is right, OP. "Burning fat" in particular body places is a myth. If you want to get rid of fat, you need to lose weight, which means eating less calories. Diet is 90% of weight loss. Keep up with the squats and lunges though, because they are great for you and will help develop beautiful and strong legs. |
Anonymous
| Thank you everyone! I'll try changing my food habits and will do more cardio exercises in addition to squats and lunges. |
Anonymous
| Also, it's possible you're just tight in your hips and your mobility is limiting your ability to get into deep squats. Have you tried foam rolling, pigeon pose, good mornings, before you lift? |
Anonymous
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Doing squats and lunges wrong is also easy and. An result in injury.
For lunges: Keep your weight on heels the whole time Don't have too long or too short a stride Begin by coming back to neutral standing pose before switching legs Lunges are also good for core. Keep belly tight. And the obvious one I feel everyone should know already, don't let front knee track In Front of toe |