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Top 10 Moves for Thinner Thighs

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 Slim, strengthen, and define your thighs with this power circuit! Side Lunge to Crossover Tap Target your thighs from every angle with this move designed to hit your inner thighs, quads, hamstrings, and glutes. How to do it: Start standing with your feet together, arms down by your sides. Take a wide step to the side with your left foot (your right leg should stay extended), and bend your left knee, pushing your hips behind you. Keep your back flat, eyes looking straight ahead, and reach both arms on either side of your left foot, touching the ground with your fingertips [A]. Push off the left leg and shift your weight back into the right foot, reaching both arms up to the ceiling, while you bring your left leg across the front of your body and tap your left toes on the floor, just past your right leg [B]. That's one rep. Complete 15 reps on each leg. Quick Form Tip: Focus on squeezing your inner-thigh muscles and drawing your abs in tight on the crossover tap to help

10 Oblique Exercises for a Flat Stomach, Fast

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Show off your good sides (yep, both!) with an abs workout that tones your oblique muscles and tightens your core to help you look slimmer ASAP  While we love a good ab workout, a killer core isn't just about a flat stomach. Whittling your middle also means paying attention to your sides, or, more specifically, your obliques. Strong obliques will make your waist appear slimmer, improve your posture, support your lower back, and make your clothes fit even better. And crunches won't do you any favors here! So we tapped trainers with sick abs from across the country to share their secret moves for toning up the oblique muscles. Plus, cut-outs and crop tops are still holding strong in the fashion world—and they're perfect for showing off chiseled obliques. Get ready to sweat! How it works: Perform these moves once through for a killer oblique workout, or pick your favorite and work them into your regular routine. You will need: 12-15 lb kettlebell, plyo box or other el