Firm and strengthen your inner thighs with a few simple tools.<\/p>\n
Strong adductors, otherwise known as your inner thigh muscles, are essential. They help keep your hips, pelvis, and knees stable, which becomes increasingly essential as you age. After all, this part of your body keeps you balanced and helps to avoid falls. If you don\u2019t think you\u2019re doing enough of a workout to improve this part of your body, we\u2019re here to get you started with five wall exercises<\/a> that will strengthen your inner thighs<\/a> even faster than gym machines after 60.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of people don\u2019t think about their inner thighs until balance starts becoming a challenge, but they\u2019re actually really important. These muscles help keep your hips, knees, and pelvis aligned when you walk, climb stairs, get up from a chair, or stand on one leg. I see people focus a lot on glutes and quads, but the inner thighs often get overlooked. When they\u2019re weak, other muscles tend to pick up the slack, which can affect balance, stability<\/a>, and overall movement,\u201d explains Hannah Lawrence<\/a>, Pilates Instructor and Studio Manager at Sundrop Pilates in Denver, CO.<\/p>\n Wall-supported workouts engage your muscles differently than traditional adductor machines. Lawrence says that this gym machine takes away a lot of crucial stability work.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re sitting down and moving through one specific motion, which has its place, but that\u2019s not how we move through everyday life,\u201d she tells us. \u201cWall-supported exercises give you enough support to feel secure while still challenging your core, posture, and stabilizing muscles. You\u2019re not just strengthening the inner thighs, you\u2019re teaching the body how to work together.\u201d<\/p>\n Below, Lawrence shares five wall exercises that help strengthen the inner thighs.<\/p>\n \tWall Sit With Ball Squeeze<\/p>\n \u201cThis is one of those exercises that looks simple but starts burning pretty quickly. It strengthens the inner thighs while also building endurance through the legs,\u201d Lawrence explains.<\/p>\n Stand tall with your back pressed against a wall.
\nSlowly slide down the wall until your knees are bent at a 90-degree angle, as if you\u2019re sitting in a chair.
\nPlace a Pilates ball or rolled towel between your knees.
\nHold your wall sit while gently squeezing the ball or towel.<\/p>\n