For the pears - what workouts do you do...and which do you avoid?

[pumptmuscle]

I've been meaning to ask this for a while and I feel it's finally time.

To be a guy who's a pear is a real pain. We're supposed to have V shapes, not A shapes. haha Although I'm very proud of how much I've built up my upper body, the big legs remain. I'll never have those pencil/chicken legs you see some muscle guys have which totally contrast their big upper bodies. I'm not exactly saying I'd want to have chicken legs but yeah, it would be nice if my legs were less big and muscular.

For me, the toughest part is not being able to do certain workouts because they make my legs even bigger. Case in point...step. I love step workouts, especially the Les Mills step dvds I have. So much fun and the time flies. Could I still do them once in a while? Sure, but the thing with me is I really prefer to do workouts that are effective for my body and goals. Why do a workout that will bulk my legs when I could do one that won't? In my case, I know I wouldn't fully enjoy a workout knowing it's gonna produce undesired results...even if just temporarily.

For my fellow pears, who more likely than not are focused on slimming their legs, or at least not bulking them. What workouts do you do, and which do you avoid? I'm mainly concerned with workouts that either directly or indirectly involve the legs. Do you still do leg bulking workouts but just very rarely or do you avoid them completely? Do you just do whatever workouts you want and deal with whatever consequences they have on your legs, not really caring? What workouts have been successful in slimming your legs and which have bulked them? I'm very interested in learning what others do regarding this.