how do I thin down my thighs/hips?

[pinkgloves]

Hello there. I appreciate any suggestions you have. Is cardio the best way to lose fat in the thighs/hips? I have cleaned up my diet well. Just starting the Body by Design book workout. I am 5'5", 130 lbs, pear shaped. my goal is to slim down the thighs and bulk up my arms and shoulders. I have a very thin waist. my plan now is the plan's weight training 3 days with cardio the other 4 days. Usually do treadmill 20 min workout with 4 intervals of this: 2 min 15 inlcine/3.0 pace, 2 min running 5.0 pace, then walk for a min.
thanks!

[kimm4]

Hello there. I appreciate any suggestions you have. Is cardio the best way to lose fat in the thighs/hips? I have cleaned up my diet well. Just starting the Body by Design book workout. I am 5'5", 130 lbs, pear shaped. my goal is to slim down the thighs and bulk up my arms and shoulders. I have a very thin waist. my plan now is the plan's weight training 3 days with cardio the other 4 days. Usually do treadmill 20 min workout with 4 intervals of this: 2 min 15 inlcine/3.0 pace, 2 min running 5.0 pace, then walk for a min.
thanks!

Losing bodyfat goes back to your eating plan. You need to be taking in the right amount of calories to support the goal.

This is a good place to start:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703921

[debody]

I'm new here too.

As I've found from personal experience, and read many times, you cannot spot reduce certain parts of your body.

However, what I personally has found has helped is to do lots of stretching so that the muscles are lean and longer on those parts of my body that I don't want to bulk up too much.

[MermaidWino]

Hello there. I appreciate any suggestions you have. Is cardio the best way to lose fat in the thighs/hips? I have cleaned up my diet well. Just starting the Body by Design book workout. I am 5'5", 130 lbs, pear shaped. my goal is to slim down the thighs and bulk up my arms and shoulders. I have a very thin waist. my plan now is the plan's weight training 3 days with cardio the other 4 days. Usually do treadmill 20 min workout with 4 intervals of this: 2 min 15 inlcine/3.0 pace, 2 min running 5.0 pace, then walk for a min.
thanks!

Lots of walking lunges, weighted squats, weighted plie squats, and stretching is awesome like debody says
good luck, you'll do awesome!

[thepowerwithin]

Losing bodyfat goes back to your eating plan. You need to be taking in the right amount of calories to support the goal.

This is a good place to start:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703921

^^This.

Our stats are similar and our fat distribution is the same. I fought the fat with cardio for many years and got no where. When I attacked it with the proper diet (calorie deficit) along with lifting heavy and some cardio, I got nice results. The emphasis has to be on getting the right calories consistently until you reach your goal.

[erinlee01]

Agreed - diet is key.

I'm new here too.

As I've found from personal experience, and read many times, you cannot spot reduce certain parts of your body.

However, what I personally has found has helped is to do lots of stretching so that the muscles are lean and longer on those parts of my body that I don't want to bulk up too much.

FYI, you can't make your muscles longer. It's also unlikely that your leg muscles are too bulked up muscularly. It's more likely that the fat sitting on the muscle makes them look too bulky. Lose the fat and you probably won't think they look bulky.

[TeayotaSoupra]

psh.. I'd love to be 130 lbs again.. been a long while.. highschool probably.