How to Prevent Thunder Thighs

October 11, 2009

thigh-fat1 Some of us have battled thunder thighs since we were healthy, chubby little infants. You remember those layers of rolls creased above our knees. Then as toddlers, we learned to walk, and most of that ‘baby fat’ seemed to be consumed by endless energy. Although some of those cute little dimples, that our parents took pictures of, kinda stuck with us through the years.

Our bodies have certain areas where mother nature seems to have set aside for fat storage, I call those areas ‘fat trunks’. My theory is that maybe back in the day of our early primitive ancestors, survival was important through extreme weather and the more fat we had in areas of our bodies (thighs, hips, stomach, buttocks) the better our chance of survival was. I’d bet you anything, that our caveman partners found our fat trunks to be very attractive and sexy. I bet they selected their mates based on the circumference of their thighs and BBW’s were hot in demand. Maybe cavemen were guaranteed to survive a few more winters, spooning behind our fat trunks, which kept them extra warm and cozy at night.

Sadly enough, times have changed – our partners don’t really want our big thighs to keep them warm at night, in fact, I recollect a boyfriend once telling me to move my ‘log’ off of him in the middle of the night (ex-boyfriend I might add). So, instead of embracing our wonderful survival trunks, we battle them fearlessly, we hide them, we stare at them in front of mirrors as if they were some foreign, alien attachment to our bodies. Some go as far as lipo and get the fat sucked right off. Well, even lipo can’t guarantee that thunder thighs won’t return.

So for those of us who battle, I thought sharing some info on the prevention of thigh fat gain would be a cool blog to cover.

Exercising – this is an excellent way to keep loose thigh fat and also for burning hip fat. In fact just 20-30 minutes exercises per day can do wonders not only to your body but also to your mind. You could slot a certain time every day (preferably the same time every day) for exercise and this should be carried out without any interruption. In case you are not really a fan of exercising, try walking (which is an excellent cardio as well). Start with 15-20 minutes brisk walk and gradually extend it to one whole hour. Walking, cycling, swimming, are some of the exercises which are extremely beneficial not only to shape your thighs and legs, but also overall stamina and body tone.

Develop an outdoor sport hobby/ passion – choose from among the hundreds of outdoor games – be it tennis, squash, badminton, TT, golf, etc. where you could enjoy a brisk work out and have your exercise as well. The more active the outdoor game, the better your chances to fight the thunder thighs development. Such exercises help developing muscles and muscles always burn fat.

Pay attention to your diet – diet is the key to maintaining a great body. You need to take extreme care not in starving yourself as most people do, but for eating in moderation. You can eat whatever you please, but in moderation. Ensure that your daily diet includes plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit. The food that can be consumed with the least interference (cooking) is the best for you.