Someone once said that a man looks at a woman’s legs before anything else. Even if they don’t, who doesn’t want those long, sexy legs that dancers have? Everyone does, right? While there is nothing wrong with having bulkier legs, of course, but if you want those lean, skinny legs, how do you get them without spending 8 hours a day dancing and avoid those weight lifters legs from doing weight training?

While weight training is still one of the best ways to get a super toned body, the fact remains that, it’s not that difficult for women to get pretty bulky looking, especially the legs.

We know how it is. You want to have lean but toned legs that look stunning in a dress or on the beach. For those of you who want to have a more feminine silhouette and firm inner thighs, we have the answer.

Lean Leg Plan

First, we want to tell you that exercise alone won’t get you those great looking, lean and skinny legs if you are eating a ton of junk food like donuts and potato chips. To get the look you want, you will still need to:

• Eat a healthy, whole food diet

• LISS exercises (low intensity steady state), walking/cardio daily (30 minutes)

• Stretching nearly every day is just as vital as exercise

• Do high intensity (HIIT) exercises at least twice a week (*15-minute HIIT Full Body Workouts)

• Do strength training 2 to 3 times per week (upper body)

We have listed the best cardio workouts to get those skinny legs at the end of this article so keep reading!

How Do I Slim Down My Bulky, Muscular Thighs?

For those of you who have bulky thighs and want to slim down your legs, consider cutting back on lifting heavy weights while strength training.

As long as you are lifting weights that involve the legs or doing exercises that use your legs, it will be difficult to lose the muscles on those legs.

It’s really that simple. Even if you’re doing light weights and high reps, you still won’t lose the muscle. You won’t necessarily build new muscle, but you will maintain the muscle that you already have.

If you want to stop making your legs look any bulkier, avoid anything that uses your legs, including the traditional squats, deadlifts, burpees, and leg weighted machines. You might also want to avoid “leg only” workout days.

Other exercises that are known to bulk up your legs are CrossFit and HIIT. While these are great exercises, they won’t give you those skinny, lean legs you are looking for.

15 Kick Butt Exercises for Lean and Lovely Legs without the Bulk

These inner thigh and leg exercises are designed for minimal or no jumping. Jumping can increase bulk and it isn’t all that great for your knees!