Slimming the lower body - strength and cardio

pharma_gal · 08-14-22, 08:38 AM

Just wanting to see what has worked for you in terms of slimming the lower body. What kind of strength and cardio workouts do you recommend. I understand that diet plays a role too but im looking for workout suggestions only. Thanks!!

edensmom · 08-14-22, 10:45 AM

Lots of walking. Check out Rachel Attard, she has a lot of blog posts with very specific advice.

laurajhawk · 08-14-22, 11:24 AM

Brazil Butt Lift (Classic rotation) was great for me.

gladgirl · 08-14-22, 11:42 AM

The thing that helped me tighten up lower body and change its appearance was KB swings/deadlifts and lots of brisk walking as someone above mentioned.
My food intake was somewhat cleaned up but not drastic.

zraipel · 08-14-22, 12:18 PM

Ilaria's Bodystrike workouts can definitely help with this. It sort of seems just like cardio kicking, but for me she works in tons of squats and lunges without it feeling like that's what I'm doing, so it helps me with lower body muscle endurance and strength as well. My only complaint is that she only has 3 of these DVDs, and only a couple Bodystrike workouts on her streaming service, so there isn't much variety. Her streaming service actually offers a ton of variety with her other workout formats (Powerstrike, Atletica, Definitions, Forza) but for some reason she has stopped releasing the Bodystrike workouts.

I know lots of people in the past have gotten great lower body results with Tonique but I've never been able to do these workouts on a regular basis - they have a dread factor for me. Sylwia is not good at keeping me from realizing I'm doing tons of squats and lunges

Jane P. · 08-14-22, 06:54 PM

I have the same issue so appreciate these suggestions. When I used to read a lot of fitness magazines one of the things I noticed was the suggestion of doing lots and lots of reps of squats, plies, and lunges. Great if your knees can take it. Basically you're doing lots of endurance moves. Perhaps walking with a weighted vest might be a consideration.

Cathe has an old workout Maximum Intensity Strength that had a killer lower body section. It was only about 20 minutes long, but she worked you hard. It had a huge dread factor for me.

nschultz · 08-14-22, 09:12 PM

My legs are the slimmest they’ve ever been and I’ve been following a heavy weight routine that has progressive overload. That in addition to walking at least 10k steps daily. I’ve completely cut out heavy cardio and HIIT. Nutrition has also been key and you can pm me for more information if you are interested.
My legs and lower body have always been my “problem” area and I can say that is not the case anymore.

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08-14-22, 08:38 AM
pharma_gal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA	Slimming the lower body - strength and cardio Just wanting to see what has worked for you in terms of slimming the lower body. What kind of strength and cardio workouts do you recommend. I understand that diet plays a role too but im looking for workout suggestions only. Thanks!!

08-14-22, 10:45 AM
edensmom Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pacific NW	Lots of walking. Check out Rachel Attard, she has a lot of blog posts with very specific advice.

08-14-22, 11:24 AM
laurajhawk Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado	Brazil Butt Lift (Classic rotation) was great for me. __________________ - Laura "Don't say 'I can't' ... say 'I presently suck at this thing.'" - Matt Meese, BYU Divine Comedy

08-14-22, 11:42 AM
gladgirl Join Date: Oct 2006	The thing that helped me tighten up lower body and change its appearance was KB swings/deadlifts and lots of brisk walking as someone above mentioned. My food intake was somewhat cleaned up but not drastic.

08-14-22, 12:18 PM
zraipel VF Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC	Ilaria's Bodystrike workouts can definitely help with this. It sort of seems just like cardio kicking, but for me she works in tons of squats and lunges without it feeling like that's what I'm doing, so it helps me with lower body muscle endurance and strength as well. My only complaint is that she only has 3 of these DVDs, and only a couple Bodystrike workouts on her streaming service, so there isn't much variety. Her streaming service actually offers a ton of variety with her other workout formats (Powerstrike, Atletica, Definitions, Forza) but for some reason she has stopped releasing the Bodystrike workouts. I know lots of people in the past have gotten great lower body results with Tonique but I've never been able to do these workouts on a regular basis - they have a dread factor for me. Sylwia is not good at keeping me from realizing I'm doing tons of squats and lunges __________________ Stephanie

08-14-22, 06:54 PM
Jane P. VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Colorado Springs	I have the same issue so appreciate these suggestions. When I used to read a lot of fitness magazines one of the things I noticed was the suggestion of doing lots and lots of reps of squats, plies, and lunges. Great if your knees can take it. Basically you're doing lots of endurance moves. Perhaps walking with a weighted vest might be a consideration. Cathe has an old workout Maximum Intensity Strength that had a killer lower body section. It was only about 20 minutes long, but she worked you hard. It had a huge dread factor for me. __________________ "The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." Leo Tolstoy

08-14-22, 09:12 PM
nschultz Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Midwest	My legs are the slimmest they’ve ever been and I’ve been following a heavy weight routine that has progressive overload. That in addition to walking at least 10k steps daily. I’ve completely cut out heavy cardio and HIIT. Nutrition has also been key and you can pm me for more information if you are interested. My legs and lower body have always been my “problem” area and I can say that is not the case anymore.