Leg Slimming Pilates Butt and Thigh Workout

This Pilates workout video for the butt and thighs is very effective at toning the lower body. It consists of only thigh slimming exercises that add definition without adding any size to the legs. What all of the moves have in common is that they engage the muscles without any significant weight or resistance.

For an example of the difference between exercises that slim legs and those that might build mass, consider lunges. Lunges require you to tax one leg at a time with the majority of your bodyweight. Even for the slightest person, bodyweight is a significant amount of weight for one leg, which can overtime build (strong, athletic, attractive) leg muscle. If that doesn’t happen to be one of your goals, these Pilates butt and thigh exercises are a great low resistance way to tone legs and build lean muscle because none of them have you maneuvering any significant amount of bodyweight.

This routine is fantastic because of how comprehensively the exercises work your lower body. By the time you’ve finished the workout video, you will have used multiple approaches to target your glutes, inside and outside thighs, hamstrings, quadriceps, and calves.

Another benefit to this Pilates workout video is that the moves engage much more than just the obvious muscle groups. In addition to toning the lower body, you’ll also be using your abdominals, obliques, hip flexors and lower back. Aside from the toning benefits, Pilates also offers the advantage of increasing flexibility and overall body awareness.

Do this lower body workout routine up to three or four times a week, taking more time off in between if muscles are still sore.

Do 5-15 minutes of cardio before starting the routine in order to warm up muscles and increase range of motion.

The number of calories burned during any given kind of physical activity is always going to depend on a complex set of variables, but we estimate that this 19 minute video would burn roughly 140 cals for a female weighing 135 pounds, and 200 for a male of 185 pounds. If you weigh more than either of the numbers used in this estimation, you will likely burn a higher number of calories doing this workout.

Once you are familiar with the video, feel free to turn down the volume of our narration & turn on your own music!