Tighten Up Those Inside Leg Muscles

October 10, 2007 by Lucy

Keeping the legs strong is important for our well being and ability to be active. As we grow older, our bodies change in many ways. Our upper legs can start looking like a plastic bag filled with jelly and to make matters worse, the upper legs do tend to droop a little if we’re not doing exercises to tighten up those muscles. Here’s an easy exercise that will tighten up those inside leg muscles, that’s beneficial in getting rid of any droopiness and toning those upper legs into a shapely condition again.

This little exercise has helped me to tighten up those upper and inner leg muscles. Make sure you have a solid base that you can press your feet up against for this exercise - for example a desk or a chair. You’ll be using the legs of the chair or desk to press your feet up against - so just make sure that whatever you use is solid as you’ll be surprised at how strong your inner leg muscles will become after a few of these workouts.

Exercising Method:

Sit on the floor with the chair or desk that you’re going to use to press your feet up against in front of you.
Your legs should be apart with knees bent and the soles of your feet wrapped around the object (chair or desk legs) that you’re going to press your feet up against.
Relax your upper body and shoulders - placing your hands with palms facing down on the floor beside you.
Keeping your legs bent and apart, with feet on either side of the chair or desk legs - press your feet as hard as you can as if you were pressing them together.
Hold the pressure while you count to 25 and then slowly relax. You’ll get the best results if you make each press a long one, instead of making short presses.
Remember to keep your shoulders and upper body relaxed while doing this exercise.

During the first few days of doing this exercise your legs, especially around the upper leg muscles will ache. Once you’re on the 4th day, your legs will be getting used to the exercises and the aching will soon subside.

For the first 4 days repeat this exercise 25 times per day and then gradually do more each day. One of the most important things here is that you have a sturdy chair or desk where can place one foot on either side/leg to be able to press inward.

This exercise is both easy to do and can be done by almost everyone. It’s an exercise that can be done outside the gym, which means you can do it in the comfort of you own home and you don’t need any special fitness equipment to do it.