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enchantress

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I am desperate to tone and shape my upper legs, thighs, and butt. Then again who isnt! Right? I first notcied it at age 27 three years ago I was mortified! I had always had great legs upper and lower... Now the upper look saggy and lumpy and it disgust me. It is hard for me to do lunges and squats b/c I have a bad knee. But I still try....
I know that those are top exercises for upper thighs..
I joined the gym not to long ago and have been doing about 30 mins on the treadmill and then I will work on strenght traing. I do upper body one day and lower the next. As recommend.. What else can I add to my workout or do more of to target my upper legs?

enchantress
 
It's sounds to me like you're saying you want to lose fat from your upper legs. Correct me if I'm wrong. If that's the case, please keep in mind that you can't spot reduce your fat. Doing leg exercises won't make you lose fat. It will make your legs stronger though and add a bit of muscle. When you burn fat you burn it from everywhere. A good solid exericse and nutrition program will help you lose the fat.
Have you seen a doctor or physical therapist about your knee?
Sarah
 
If you strictly want to tone your legs, I would use the strengthing machines. The best leg exercises are lunges and squats but they are the hardest on your knees.

Try doing leg extensions. Set the weight low and do high reps (between 10-15). By the time you hit your last rep, you should be struggling. It shouldn't be easy.

Also, try the horizontal leg press. This is good for your butt, quads, and hamstrings.

If you have a bad knee, I would mix the treadmill and go for the eliptical machine. If you don't feel like you're working out as hard, turn up the resistance. Also, try the stationary bike and turn up the resistance. These will be better for your joints in the long run.


HAVE FUN !
 
cathy said:
If you strictly want to tone your legs, I would use the strengthing machines. The best leg exercises are lunges and squats but they are the hardest on your knees.

Try doing leg extensions. Set the weight low and do high reps (between 10-15). By the time you hit your last rep, you should be struggling. It shouldn't be easy.

Also, try the horizontal leg press. This is good for your butt, quads, and hamstrings.

HAVE FUN !
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Actually the leg extensions are a lot harder on the knees than the squats. Typically extensions are better used in rehabilitation settings with a reduced range of motion. And the leg press tends to be bad on the knees because so many trainees will go through the range of motion where their knees are nearly in their face.
 
30 minutes of cardio is not alot. Not if you want to see the muscle tone coming through.
Perhaps you're planning on slowly adding more cardio, i don't know.
If you go on the stationary bike, set it to an incline, you'll tone and burn at the same time.
 
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