Will walking/jogging make my legs big or slim?
Walking/jogging will NOT make your legs big! If you play soccer and do a lot of fast bursts of running paired with stopping over and over, your legs may bulk up, but a consistent pace for longer periods of time will make your legs leaner. Also, weight training, contrary to some other answers, will also not make your legs bulky if you don't want them to be bulky. Muscle does NOT mean bulk!! More reps with a lighter weight will give you lean muscles. Less reps with a heavier weight will give you more mass.
Will running makes my thigh slimmer, or bigger with muscle?
Running can make your thighs BIGGER and SLIMMER - it depends on what type of run you do.Reasons running makes your thighs bigger:New to runningRunning too intensivelyRunning too muchReasons running makes your thighs slimmer:Running for long distancesRunning causes a loss in muscle massRunning to lose weightTo know more in details how running can make your thighs bigger or slimmer, read more about it in the article below:SevenFitness - Will Running make your Thighs Bigger or Slimmer?
DOES JOGGING MAKE LEGS BULKY?
I am 17, 115 pounds and want to make my legs look leaner and more define.. but not bulky. I heard that jogging makes legs touch but can anyone please clarify this. My legs are slim but not defined.. and I want to get them ready for prom. Please any expert help me answer this... or if you have any suggestions of good leg slimming exercises please let me know. I love cardio workouts... but I need exercises/sport ideas that will help define my thighs .. ( I also dont want my thighs to touch after working out) .. THANK YOU!! :)
How to get slim legs without bulking up muscle?
You will not build noticeable muscle unless you actively try to do so. It is much harder than anyone thinks to build muscle. Cardio is your friend. Stair climbing is also a killer way to target the muscles in the leg. You cannot spot-burn fat, but you can strengthen your legs to do harder cardio sessions, which in turn, will burn fat. Consider yourself lucky. The limbs (legs and arms) are among the first places people see results while burning fat. You should see results in a few months if you stick to a strict cardio program and a clean diet.
Best way to get THIN thighs and legs (not muscled or bulky) ?
girls don't get bulky like guys do, so I'd say running is your best bet...it'll tone your legs, but not make them big... One thing that works for me is: before I eat, I drink a large glass of water, then if I'm still hungry, I won't eat as much as I would have. It's better to eat 5-6 small meals than 2 or 3 regular meals each day. also, fyi: 1 pound = 3500 calories. If you burn more calories than you eat, you will lose weight. ie, if you eat 2000 calories per day and burn 2500, you will lose 1 pound every week. the average person burns 1000-1500 calories per day, just being alive. power walking can burn 200-500 calories per hour. exercise bike can burn 200-600 calories per hour. swimming can burn 100-800 calories per hour. jogging/running can burn 300-1200 calories per hour. Also, try not to eat within 3-4 hours of going to sleep. *********VERY IMPORTANT************ when trying to lose weight, very important to drink lots and lots of water ! ! ! You should drink at least 10 glasses per day, like 1 glass every hour ! This helps your body get rid of the fat when you are burning calories.
Does long distance running/jogging slim legs or bulk them up?
Hi Pipp, I hope this answers your questions adequately. Skip over the science-geek stuff if you don't find it interesting. Long distance running is likely one of the best ways to exercise to obtain the results you are looking for. In other words, it is very unlikely that you will add to the circumference of your thighs and calves as a result of distance training and there are several mechanisms at work that will leave you with "slimmer" legs. All our muscles are made up of 3 main types of fibers. Type 1 or red fibers, are activated during endurance activities. They are rich in Mitochondria, which enables them to efficiently use fat as an energy source, and they have very little potential for hypertrophy (or growth). The other fibers are type 2a and 2b, sometimes called white fibers, and these have less mitochondria for fat burning, more nuclei, and are prone to hypertrophy. They are the fibers that bodybuilding and sprinting target as they have much more potential for growth. From your question it seems clear that you want to target the type 1 fibers, as you are not overweight but would like your legs to appear slimmer overall. By engaging in slow pace running/jogging you are accomplishing this in two ways: The first is obvious, you are burning fat by training the muscle fibers that are most efficient at this; it will come off your whole body as bodyfat is burned systemically (so you are taking care of your stomach as well.) The second reason you have made the right choice is that over time your training (jogging) will incur two phenomena that will also lead you to the changes you are seeking. Endurance training will actually transform a portion of the bulkier white fibers into the slim streamlined red fibers. Out of neccessity the red fibers grow more mitochondria, allowing them to burn fat more efficiently. Both of these will add to slimmer legs and less overall bodyfat. Distance running is the perfect choice for the alterations you are looking for. A side note: Red fibers are also known as slow twitch fibers, while white are fast twitch. We all have all three types in our muscles but the ratios of slow to fast can be altered. (A bodybuilder wants muscle size and so targets training toward the white fibers. The red fibers have little potential to get larger, instead they take on that lean, streamlined look. I hope this helps, and your instincts are right on. Good luck.
Can I run to make my legs slimmer? What can I do to slim my legs?
It is better to do the type of cardio first thing in the morning – this also known as fasted cardio. When you first wake up, you have not eaten anything for at least 10 or so hours. This means there is not much glycogen(carbs) in your body to be used up for energy. As a result, when you do cardio first thing in the morning, you will end up burning more fat instead. You can accumulate periods of cardio over the day. For example, you can do 3 x 15minute walks, which equals 45 minutes of exercise. However, as discussed above,the longer you exercise in a single period, the fatter you will burn. Personally though, I have experienced significant fat loss from my legs by both accumulating cardio over the day, and doing my cardio all in one hit. Resistance training is predominantly an anaerobic activity and therefore glycogen (and creating phosphate) will be the main fuel utilized, not fat, as I described above. However, weight training can help improve your metabolic rate,which in turn increases the number of calories you burn. This is important to improve your body’s overall fat burning potential. Resistance training is still an important part in getting lean and toned legs. However, you need to be careful not to do them the wrong way so you don’t pack on too much muscle and in the wrong places.
Will using a stair stepper make my legs bigger?
No, you will be fine. I was going to suggest adding some running to make yourself leaner, but it looks like you already do that. Running and doing the stair stepper will make you leaner and tone up your muscles at the same time. Your legs and glutes will become nice and toned, but you probably already have a great physique (dancers tend to have great bodies). No matter what, you will end up more toned and leaner if you continue to do the stairs and run, as well as burn any excess fat you may have around your waist, hips, pretty much anywhere in your body.