{"id":7766,"date":"2017-08-20T07:22:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T07:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/?p=7766"},"modified":"2024-05-19T23:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T13:11:18","slug":"3-reasons-your-legs-arent-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/3-reasons-your-legs-arent-changing\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons Your Legs Aren&#8217;t Changing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I understand that everyone has their own goals when it comes to their legs, whether it&#8217;s to increase size, achieve a slimmer, more feminine look, or something entirely different. It&#8217;s important to recognize that every body is unique, and there&#8217;s beauty in diversity. But if you&#8217;re looking for ways to get lean and slim down your legs, then this blog post is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While my spotlight today is on slimming legs, let&#8217;s remember it&#8217;s just one part of the awesome leg journey :)<br><br>Now, let&#8217;s explore why your legs might not be slimming down like you want them to! Here are 3 reasons why your legs might not be changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. YOU DON&#8217;T DO ENOUGH CARDIO <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I know a lot of trainers won&#8217;t agree with me, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/how-to-get-skinny-legs-cardio-for-lean-legs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cardio is the&nbsp;<em><strong>best<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>exercise for slimming down your legs<\/a>, especially low intensity cardio such as walking. Walking somehow seems to get rid of excess fat on your thighs much better than any other form of workout. But the thing with walking, is that you need to do a&nbsp;<em>lot&nbsp;<\/em>of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re adding walking into your workout program but not seeing results, it&#8217;s probably because you&#8217;re not doing enough. Aim for at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumc.edu\/about\/news\/news-archive\/jama-study-ten-thousand-steps.html\">10,000 steps per day<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, many people do their walking on a incline or using hills or stairs. 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CmL8pUwIE-G\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Women\u2019s Health and Fitness (@rachael_attard)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF WALKING?  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking is be pretty beneficial if you&#8217;re aiming for slimmer legs. It&#8217;s a simple way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/325809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">burn calories, which can help reduce overall body fat<\/a>, including in your legs. Regular walks also improve circulation, which can reduce swelling and the appearance of cellulite in the legs.<br><br>Just make it a habit to walk regularly aim for 10,000 steps per day! Also, combine it with a balanced diet, and you will start noticing some changes in your legs over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/how-to-get-skinny-legs-cardio-for-lean-legs\/\">RELATED POST: HOW TO GET LEAN LEGS: WHY YOU NEED CARDIO FOR SLIM LEGS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. YOU DO THE WRONG TYPE OF WORKOUT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of women want to slim down their leg muscles and make their legs smaller, but aren&#8217;t willing to give up heavy lifting. It&#8217;s very hard to change your mindset when you&#8217;ve been doing lots of heavy lifting and high intensity interval training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Changing to lighter workouts makes you feel like you&#8217;re not doing enough and you fear that you need to be really pushing yourself to get the best results. I&#8217;ve been through this too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO THE WRONG EXERCISE? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing the wrong exercises can throw a wrench in your plans. Hitting the gym and going all out with heavy weights might seem like a good idea, but it could actually bulk up those leg muscles instead of slimming them down.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-graphics-Your-paragraph-text-1-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"What happen if you do the wrong exercise? \" class=\"wp-image-41258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-graphics-Your-paragraph-text-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-graphics-Your-paragraph-text-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-graphics-Your-paragraph-text-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blog-graphics-Your-paragraph-text-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to reduce muscle on your legs, less is more. Doing too much for your legs, lifting heavy and doing lots of squats, lunges and deadlifts will make your muscles bigger, especially if you are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/2-out-of-3-body-types-can-get-too-muscular\/\">an endomorph or mesomorph body type<\/a> so it&#8217;s important to know your body type to get the result you want! <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"34416\" class=\"elementor elementor-34416\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b99083 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b99083\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22896a9\" data-id=\"22896a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae3025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ae3025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WANT TO KNOW YOUR BODY TYPE?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9137632 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9137632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Complete the quiz in 2 minutes<br><\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;S free<\/li>\n<li>You will get 3 nutrition and workout tips for your body type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba8013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ba8013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/calculator_imagev-2-1-pxcqe5jlsy7rzs8iig4mxy0azthgn20jh53c1rvdeo.png\" title=\"calculator_imagev-2 (1)\" alt=\"calculator_imagev-2 (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b4490 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"41b4490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/form.typeform.com\/to\/gFpjG9d5\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">START THE QUIZ NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, if you&#8217;re targeting the wrong muscle groups, you&#8217;re basically spinning your wheels\u2014like trying to bake a cake without flour, it&#8217;s just not going to work out. Then there&#8217;s the calorie burn factor. Wrong exercises won&#8217;t do much to melt away those extra calories you&#8217;re hoping to shed and let&#8217;s not overlook the risk of injury. <br><br>Going too hard or using improper form can land you on the sidelines, putting your goals on hold. So, to really get those lean legs, it&#8217;s all about finding the right balance. Think cardio to torch calories and resistance exercises to tone up without bulking up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget to fuel your body with the good stuff\u2014eating right is crucial for seeing the results you want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. YOU AREN&#8217;T HEALTHY ON THE INSIDE <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re doing lots of the right type of exercise and are eating healthy but the weight won&#8217;t budge, something else could be at play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1-2 years ago I gained some weight and did absolutely everything to try and lose it. In the past, I had always been able to get rid of fat on my thighs relatively quickly with lots of walking. So I did lots! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the legs fat wouldn&#8217;t go away not matter&nbsp;<em>what&nbsp;<\/em>I did. It turns out I had all sorts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/digestive-disorders\/ss\/slideshow-how-gut-health-affects-whole-body\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issues with my gut health<\/a> and hormones that were affecting my ability to lose fat (and causing me to gain weight).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of people think that this could never happen to them (I didn&#8217;t!) so I didn&#8217;t really ever consider it as a possible cause. Looking back, I wish I had looked into it much sooner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please have a read of <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/6-unexpected-reasons-you-cant-lose-weight\/\" target=\"_blank\">this blog post<\/a> as it goes into much more detail about some of the potential issues that could be causing you to gain weight or not being able to lose weight. I would highly recommend seeing a doctor and\/or naturopath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If one of your fitness goals is to slim down your legs and tone them without getting bulky, my <a href=\"https:\/\/rachael-attard-fn.myshopify.com\/pages\/lean-legs-1-program?utm_source=broadcast&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=blog_text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lean Legs Program 1<\/a> may be the right program for you :)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It contains lighter resistance training which will help you lose extra body fat and get toned. And if you grab the <a href=\"https:\/\/rachael-attard-fn.myshopify.com\/pages\/lean-legs-1-program?utm_source=broadcast&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=blog_text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Next Level You Package<\/a>, it also has a complete 8-week meal plan so you can be sure you&#8217;re eating healthy while you train. Having a great diet is extremely important if you want to get great results :)<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"35792\" class=\"elementor elementor-35792\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58166140 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58166140\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b24dbbd\" data-id=\"b24dbbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410432db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"410432db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/LLP1-Cover-inline-q2hxkqz80tmcy9vbutqkj9l5808eldzzqliq1ifdfe.png\" title=\"LLP1 Cover inline\" alt=\"LLP1 Cover inline\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed54dfb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ed54dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/rachael-attard-fn.myshopify.com\/pages\/lean-legs-1-program?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=inline&#038;utm_campaign=elm-llp1-cover-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">START THE PROGRAM TODAY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SOURCES: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walking for Weight Loss &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/325809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/325809<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10,000 Steps &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumc.edu\/about\/news\/news-archive\/jama-study-ten-thousand-steps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.kumc.edu\/about\/news\/news-archive\/jama-study-ten-thousand-steps.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gut Health &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/digestive-disorders\/ss\/slideshow-how-gut-health-affects-whole-body\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/digestive-disorders\/ss\/slideshow-how-gut-health-affects-whole-body<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I understand that everyone has their own goals when it comes to their legs, whether it&#8217;s to increase size, achieve a slimmer, more feminine look, or something entirely different. 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