Speaking from personal experience, and as a woman, saddle bags, those fatty deposits on the sides of your thighs, are the absolute hardest thing in the world to lose, especially if you’re genetically inclined. Saddle bags run in my family. We are smaller women, and by no means do we have any obesity in our family, but we all have the saddle bag syndrome, and for me personally, these have historically been the hardest part of my body to keep in check.

I’m currently undergoing treatments to help shape them up and get rid of some cellulite on my butt and the sides of my thighs, and I’m hoping that will also help to tone up and get rid of my saddle bags in conjunction with dieting and other types of exercise, but the woman who is performing the body sculpting treatments on my thighs and buttocks told me that she did these exercises for a few months when she was in her twenties, and she’s now in her fifties, and ever since she started doing these exercises, which require no equipment, she hasn’t had a problem with them again.

She also advised me that she does have a history of obesity in her family, including the ever so stubborn saddle bags that I’ve struggled with even at my thinnest. Here’s how these simple exercises work, and believe me, you will feel these on your inner thighs, and even on the juncture of your thighs and front of your legs, but you will also feel them in your rear saddle bag area, if you’re doing them right.

First, lay down on your back, put your legs straight up in the air so that you are forming a perfect 90 degree angle with your body. Zip your abs up, keep them firm. This is very important so that you both protect your back and perform the exercise efficiently and effectively.

Now, hopefully I can explain this correctly. If you don’t understand, please comment on this blog and I’ll try to explain it better. You cannot wear shoes with this exercise. You can wear socks if you want though.

Ok, so in the ninety degree angle position, you will put the soles of your feet together, so that you are forming sort of a diamond with your legs, and your legs are now slightly bowed out to either wall in your room. Take your legs now, keeping your soles of your feet together and making sure they never leave eachother the whole time, and bring them down, so you are essentially collapsing the “diamond” you’ve created.

Do this motion several times if you can. I only made it to about twenty the first time. It deceitfully a lot harder than it looks, at least I thought so. It’s a short exercise that packs a big punch in terms of being time effective and making your muscles work - the right muscles. Do this every night or day, and work your way up to more. Stretch your quads if you need to afterwards.

I’m hoping this works for my saddlebags - I’ll keep you posted! I just started them yesterday….

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