It is as a result of the primal survival instinct to care for their young.
They evolved to lay down fat stores for food shortages and be able to produce and sustain the children.
Thankfully in these modern days we no longer have periods of famine in most parts of the world, so women no longer need to accumulate fat around their legs, thighs and hips.
We can now say a big thank you to our ancestral mothers without whom we would never have existed and move on to conquer the new challenges facing us.
Common results of this fat storage reality, is the out of proportion body look; like the pear shape, or fat thighs rubbing together to create discomfort when walking, or fat unfeminine legs, just to name a few.
A balanced approach is needed to tackle this problem, to get a well proportioned body shape with curves in the right places and slim thighs and nice firm legs.
There are no magic cures but there are new proven techniques that can be used to get you to where you want to be with your legs, hips and thighs.
Bear in mind that you will have to combine your strategies and do them together.
This is not a case of you doing just dieting; you will need to combine this with exercise and an understanding of the body system.
Get into Smart Diets Add thermogenic foods into your meal plan, it will help increase your fat burning metabolism.
These foods heat up the body and provide a small yet significant increase in your metabolic rate over a 24 hour period.
This extra is what would get you that slightly better result daily which adds up, to get you losing that extra fat quicker.
To give you an idea, well-controlled research studies have found that by drinking 3 to 4 strong cups of Green Tea (contains thermogenic compound EGCG) you can lose an average of 79 more calories daily from a small increase in your metabolic rate.
So include thermogenic foods like Green Tea, Mustard, Cider Vinegar, Guarana, hot spices or foods like cayenne, chili pepper, and other hot peppers in your diet plan.
Easy for those that enjoy hot and spicy food, for others they are so many thermogenic foods like lean protein from solid foods, particularly the following:
- Chicken or Turkey breast
- Game meats like Venison, Elk, etc
- Bison, Buffalo
- Very lean red meat especially top round and lean sirloin from preferably grass-fed beef
- Practically almost all types of fish
- Shellfish and other seafood
- Egg whites (eat whole eggs sparingly)
Complete your meal plan with leafy green vegetables, low-fat dairy and whole grain products.
Off course you know to be cautious and use sugar and salt in moderation.
Do Leg Fat Exercises Every time you get up and walk your legs gets exercised, however it is not sufficient to burn away all the excess fat.
So you will need to do cardio and strength training routines to get good results.
This brings us to the all important question of which exercise is best? The truth is most exercises are great but the extra edge comes from you doing what you enjoy and wouldn't mind doing regularly into the future.
Choose a fun exercise from swimming, cycling, running, walking, jogging, or any fun sport you prefer.
Some folks choose to join group exercise classes for the camaraderie and motivation.
Whichever one you do, remember that the goal is to increase your heart rate and therefore speed up your fat burning metabolism.
There are many good free calculators online that can guide you to determine your optimal heart rate for best fat burning results.
Gets your blood pumping at your optimal heart rate region for 20 minutes aerobic activity 3 to 5 times a week and you would soon start to see results.
To lose fat on your legs and thighs you have to also lose it everywhere else.
Strength training your legs will increase the fat loss and also at the same time firm it up and give you that nice trim and toned appearance.
Start slowly, from cardio and then as you get fitter do squats, wall-sits, plies, lunges, calf raises spinning and knee exercises.
Most gyms have great equipment to work out your legs with, for those that would like to visit the gym.
The fact is your legs are large muscles and doing these leg exercises will burn many more calories quickly.
Lose Stress and Leg Fat through Yoga Today we know that when our body feels threatened by stress, or illness, we typically gain weight.
To understand this we have to look back to our primal origins and our resulting genes.
Humans evolved to survive and for our early ancestors survival meant storing fat, as the main stress factor back then was lack of food.
So your genes react to stress simply by accumulating fat.
Doing Yoga can really help you reduce your stress level and consequently your body fat.
Practice yoga and say bye to your stress hormones as you relax your body and mind.
It is also great for extra toning of your legs as you do poses that require you to balance on one foot, or that have you lift and hold up your legs away from your body.
Use Yoga to breathe away your stress and improve your balance and overall well-being, while losing leg fat.