You’re always the first to run, cycle, and swim. Yet despite your athletic efforts, your thighs stubbornly remain flabby. Why is the skin on your thighs so loose? And most importantly, what can you do to firm them up?
Why do I have flabby thighs?
Skin laxity is one of women’s biggest concerns. Soft arms, sagging breasts, flat buttocks, and flabby thighs are all signs of skin that has lost its firmness. Many factors contribute to this loss of tone. The most common ones are:
- Age: as the years go by, the production of collagen and elastin — the proteins responsible for skin suppleness and firmness — gradually declines. As a result, the skin begins to sag, and even with regular exercise, thighs can remain a little flabby.
- Hormonal changes: particularly those triggered by the menopause, as the drop in oestrogen and progesterone levels worsens water retention and slows down the skin’s natural regeneration process.
- Excessive weight loss: the body needs fat as an essential energy source for the proper functioning of muscles and the brain, and also because it helps keep the skin “in place”. During drastic diets, it is not uncommon to notice the appearance of loose skin on the arms, stomach, and inner thighs.
- Smoking: smoking significantly slows down the renewal of skin cells and causes the dermis to dehydrate. The skin, weakened and dried out, loses its elasticity — becoming looser and thinner. What’s more, the vasoconstrictive effect of tobacco (the narrowing of blood vessels responsible for proper cellular and muscular oxygenation) further accelerates the loss of firmness and the appearance of cellulite.
- Pregnancy: it involves rapid weight gain followed by rapid weight loss. As a result, pregnancy can cause skin laxity around the breasts, stomach, hips, and thighs.
- Sun exposure: sunlight is beneficial for health, as it enables the body to synthesise vitamin D, which is essential for muscle tone. However, excessive UV exposure not only accelerates skin ageing but also weakens the skin’s elastic network (free radicals attacking collagen fibres).
How do I get rid of my flabby thighs?
1- Keep up with physical activity
It’s essential to keep exercising, even if you feel it isn’t making a difference to your flabby thighs. Think again! Exercise is a powerhouse of benefits: it helps slow down skin ageing, promotes healthy blood circulation, limits the appearance of cellulite, and above all, maintains muscle tone. Giving up physical activity would only make your thighs flabbier. Focus on toning exercises for the thighs, such as aquabiking, fitness training, and cycling.
2- Eat a varied, balanced diet
Take a closer look at what’s on your plate — you might find some answers to firmer skin there! Prioritise foods that support collagen production:
- Fresh produce such as blackcurrants, parsley, kiwi, and bell peppers, rich in Vitamin C
- Offal, such as liver, rich in Vitamins A and B5, copper and zinc
- Nuts and seeds, packed with Vitamin E, copper and zinc
Don’t overlook your protein intake either — it’s key to maintaining toned muscles. Choose healthy fats and cut out anything that works against your body: sugar, saturated fats, alcohol, and refined grains.
Finally, drink as much water as you can to prevent the factors that contribute to flabby thighs, such as:
- Water retention
- Dry skin
- Cellular and muscular dehydration
3- Massage your thighs
To get the most out of the healthy lifestyle habits mentioned above, nothing beats a regular massage routine! The goal is to restore tone to your flabby thighs, to tackle any cellulite (which certainly doesn’t help!) and to firm from within. Here’s how:
- The Cold Slimming Gel is the perfect ally for firmer thighs! It helps extend the benefits of a workout session by boosting lipolysis through a thermogenesis effect (fat breakdown thanks to the cold sensation).
- Daily anti-cellulite massages with the Cellublue Cup help eliminate the excess fat stored in adipose cells. Massage each thigh for 3 minutes every day. Within a month, the appearance of your skin will be visibly transformed!
- For a targeted, high-performance approach to flabby thighs, try the Slimming Device. Its 4 massage heads work deep to break down fat deposits and firm and tone the thighs in just 15 minutes a day!
Say goodbye to flabby thighs and hello to visibly smoother, firmer skin!