The thighs are notoriously difficult to work on. It is one of those parts of the body that can accumulate fat very quickly but will be very difficult to tone down or slim down. In fact, thigh fat is so stubborn that a situation can happen where the rest of the body has shed a great amount of fat while the thighs stubbornly cling to it. A lot of people especially girls would like to work on having slimmer and sexier thighs. That can only be achieved by a combination of the right diet and exercise. You also have to work on the rest of your body. It is next to impossible to isolate a single part of the body and expect that the fat there will disappear.

Here are some of the best inner thigh workouts that you can try today for toning and slimming your thighs:

When doing these exercises you will need a Swiss ball and a yoga mat. If you don’t have a Swiss ball then you can just use a couple of pillows that have been tied together.

Power Pushes

1. Set your yoga mat down on the floor and lie down on it and then turn to your side.

2. Bend the knee that is on top at 90 degrees and rest it on the mat with the calf and shin parallel to the leg underneath.

3. Straighten the underneath leg and rest it on the mat.

4. Push the knee from the top leg into the mat as if you were trying to dig into the floor. Hold it for a count of five. Do 12 repetitions.

5. Switch legs.

Inner Leg Raises

This is an old and effective method of exercise.

1. Lie down on the Yoga mat and bend the top leg out to the front at 90 degrees like before.

2. Keep the lower leg straight and along the ground.

3. Raise the lower leg as far as you can and hold it there for a count of five.

4. Lower it down and then keep on repeating it until you can feel the intense burning sensation on your thighs.

5. Try for 12 repetitions and then switch sides.

Straight Leg Squeezes

It’s hard to find an exercise that is better for your inner thighs than this one.

1. Lie down on the mat and squeeze the Swiss ball between your legs. Your legs are straight out but elevated off the ground.

2. Squeeze the ball as hard as you can and hold it for five seconds and then release it slowly.

3. Do as many repetitions as you can aiming for 12 or more.

4. The important thing here is that you need to focus on tensing your muscles and isolating the inner thighs.

Swiss Ball Knee Squeezes

This is another effective exercise for your inner thighs.

1. Lie down on your yoga mat and slightly raise your legs. Place the ball between your knees. This time your knees are bent at about a 90 degree angle and are also off the ground.

2. Squeeze the Swiss ball between your knees as hard as you can. It would be ideal if you can keep on squeezing until the muscles in your legs start shaking. Try for five seconds or more.

3. Release slowly and then repeat. Do as many repetitions of this exercise as you can, aiming for 12 or more.

These are just 4 of the best exercises that you can do to work on the inner thighs.