How to Slenderize Heavy Legs
- 1). Reduce fat intake. In order to slenderize heavy legs, you will need to stop eating any saturated fat. If your legs tend to become heavy when your upper body stays thin, this may be where you store fat. Cut out any excess sugar, carbohydrates, saturated fat and high calorie drinks. Fat intake should be less than 10 percent of your overall calorie intake.
- 2). According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) moderately active adults age should keep their calorie intake in the range of approximately 2,500 to 3,000 or below for a male, and 2,000 to 2,500 or less for a female. If you want to lose weight, you will have to drop the calorie intake from the lowest of those numbers. One pound of body fat is 3,500 calories, so to lose a pound of fat, you must reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories for seven days.
- 3). Get a body wrap at a salon. Coffee and seaweed body wraps help to reduce fluid retention and can lead to slimmer thighs. It may take more than one body wrap to see a difference. In addition, drink beverages like green tea and coffee for their diuretic effects since heavy thighs might be partially due to fluid retention.
- 4). Take fat burning amino acid supplements. L-creatine, l-glutamine and l-arginine are all fat burners that will contribute to fat loss. These can be purchased in combined supplement form in a health food store or online. They are often available in a products specifically formulated to burn fat. Take amino acid supplements according to directions for best results.
- 5). Increase aerobic activity including swimming, dancing, biking, stepping, elliptical, treadmill and circuit weight training. Do at least 30 minutes of aerobic type exercise five or more days per week. Work up to 60 minutes or more to increase fat burning. All of these exercises will help burn fat and contribute to more slender thighs.
- 6). Do wall squats. These are great for burning fat and increasing muscle in the thighs. Stand with your back up against a wall and bend your knees, sliding down the wall, until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Hold the position for at least 30 seconds. Do these four to five times per day and increase the duration each day until you can hold the position for up to five minutes or more.
- 7). Try jogging to burn fat. Running or jogging burns a tremendous amount of fat. Just be sure to get good running shoes to protect your joints. In addition, kick boxing is an efficient exercise for reducing heavy thighs and creating a slimmer leg because of all of the leg kicks involved.
