In today's blog post, we will be covering all your FAQs on how to properly slim down your legs without adding extra bulk.
What is the best way to slim down my legs?
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The best way to slim down is doing cardio. Especially walking and running. This blog post here explains how walking burns fat in the thighs. Now running also helps slim down as it is very effective in burning loads of calories within a short period.
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What is fasted cardio and does it work?
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Fasted cardio is doing your cardio in this case a walk/run first thing in the morning before having any food. Does it work? In my opinion yes it does. When you do fasted cardio the body will not have enough carbs to burn for fuel and this will force the body to use stored fat. Which is exactly what you want.
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How do you work out?
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I do a 3*3. This is cardio 3 days a week and resistance training 3 days a week. All my runs are usually interval runs which go for around 30 minutes and my workouts go for around 20- 25 minutes. I also try to walk as much as possible throughout the day. This is how I designed my workout program to work. There's cardio and a workout for you every single day for 4 weeks.
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Is diet really important?
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Diet is the most important thing when it comes to slimming down. There is too much information out there about foods to eat. What not to and what to. I know sometimes it can become overwhelming. The basics of it are eating 500 less than you normally would that is now going to be 1500. Eating a low carb, high protein, high-fat meal; that's 25% carbs, 40% protein, and 35% fat. A diet high in fat allows the body to use the fat as its main fuel so you actually burn the fat. The high-protein protein meal will help you repair muscles that you tear working out. Other things will include avoiding processed foods and not consuming too much sugar.
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Do your workouts bulk?
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My workouts are designed to not bulk. I understand that resistance training is meant to add muscle but most of my workouts do not focus on quads, hamstrings, and calves therefore they will not bulk you up. They help you tone and firm the leg muscles rather than adding the pump.
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Will running bulk me up?
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Running is a great workout. It is also included in my workout program. It helps burn a lot of calories within a very short period of time. Will it bulk? Potentially. Running uses a lot of calf and quad power therefore it might bulk especially for endomorphs if overdone. The best running I recommend is Interval running 2 days a week.
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Do I have to do resistance training?
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Absolutely! Especially if you want to tone the body. Now, as much as resistance training does not burn fat. It is extremely important in helping you tone and firms the muscles. If you just do cardio, there is a very high chance you might end up being skinny fat.
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How do I deal with my arms?
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For your arms, it is a bit different. Walking will not help as much with the arms what will help is swimming and boxing. If you can't do this settle for HIIT and Running. It is hard to lose fat/ muscle in the arms so you'll have to lose fat overall.
That is it for now. I run a q&a every two weeks on my Instagram page Wanja Jowe so make sure you check it out so you can drop your question next time.
Bye,
Wanja
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