Slimmer thighs and calves?

[Anonymous]

I have thicker thighs and calves and I'd like them to be slimmer. Is there anything I can do about it, and how should I work out to slim them down? I would appreciate answers from people that actually know what they're talking about, thanks.

[WoIIie]

Eat less protein and exercise less. Since your thick legs are just sexy muscle that you want to get rid of, the best way to do it is to stop building that muscle and stop feeding it. Lacking protein means your body is going to cannibalize muscle. That's what YOU want.

I do feel sorry for the guys around you. They won't have much to look at. Good luck!

[TheGoodTheBadTheHOT]

If it's fat - cardio is the way to go, try swimming if you want to limit the muscle size added to the legs whilst loosing fat.

If it's muscle - don't worry, it's a good thing!

Remember: if your thighs are on the large side but don't have celluite, unsightly folds or sagging then stop worrying, you're sorted!

[gingergirl94]

Personally I found that since I've been going to a gym and doing calve lifting, my calves and thighs have become thinner. Nothing else helped for me, you may need to find a gym to join. :-)

[candlewax]

To get rid of fat = cardio.

To help "tone" down your muscles, try more endurance resistance stuff as opposed to resistance that bulks up muscles. Endurance = high reps, low weight.

[martyfellow]

Running will help, but it will take time. Overall weight loss will work quicker, in conjunction with exercise. How overweight are you now?

[Asker]

I'm not even medically considered overweight.. Just larger than I'm used to as I used to play a lot of sports so I'm usually in really good shape but I've always had thicker legs

[martyfellow]

Probably most of those thick legs is muscle. It will take a lot of running to slim them down, but if you stick with it you'll get results. You'll need overall weight loss to accomplish this, there's no way to 'spot' reduce really.

[WeaponZero]

Why are they thick?

Is it fat?

Is it muscle?

Is it your natural build?

[Asker]

I used to be a soccer player, so they were always larger when I played soccer. Now it's mostly muscle, but they got a little bigger even cause I got a little fatter since I quit

[WeaponZero]

there's only one way to eliminate unwanted muscle mass without risk of damage/injury, and that's to simply let it wither away from lack of maintenance. but then you'll often find that where attractive, firm muscle once was, fat now stands.

if it's fat you can get rid of it by doing cardio and burning it away. you can't spot burn though so it'll gradually disappear from all over your body.

btw soccer legs are hot. just saying.

[FierceMegan]

Depends. are they fat? or muscular?

[Asker]

see above

[FierceMegan]

Well, just diet to get rid of the fat, but the muscle on the legs are sexy. =)