Michelle Obama's Legs

Quite a few months ago, during the height of the Michelle Obama Arms Frenzy, I put together a workout specifically designed to help any women get arms like Michelle Obama.  That article caught the attention of some major media players, leading to interviews and features, and eventually, a book deal.  In fact, Totally Toned Arms is now available for pre-order on Amazon here…

Totally Toned Arms: Get Michelle Obama Arms in 21 Days

But it seems the world can’t get enough of Michelle O, more specifically, her style of dress and her body.

Now the Internet is abuzz with talk about Michelle’s Obama’s legs. After a recent trip to the Grand Canyon, where Michelle was photographed in shorts that reveal incredibly toned legs, women all over the world are, yet again, asking how she manages to maintain such a great body, with what one can only assume, is an obscenely hectic schedule.

Michelle Obama's Shorts

Legs can be a tricky subject for many women. All women want long and lean thighs, that accentuate height and slimness, while avoiding the dreaded ‘thunder thighs’ that can be so embarrassing. Unlike arms, if you have legs you aren’t happy with, it’s pretty much impossible to conceal them. Adding to the difficulty factor is the fact that women have a predisposition to storing more body fat in their lower body, in addition to a tendency to build muscle in the lower body relatively quickly as well.  Have you always found that your lower body is disproportionately strong compared to your upper body?  That’s why.

To get lean and sexy legs like Michelle Obama, it takes a very special approach. You must focus on exercises that will burn off the body fat from your legs, while at the same time ensuring that you don’t use machines and exercises that will cause you to increase the girth of your thighs.

A side note: Most ‘leg’ machines in the gym, and in fact, most ‘women specific’ machines, actually cause the legs to bulk up. For example the inner and outer thigh machine, and the total hip machine. These exercises focus on building muscles in areas that you actually want to slim down. These machines need to be avoided at all costs if you want ‘Michelle Obama Legs’!

So what do you do?

Well, if you own the Go Sleeveless Elite package, then you’ve probably come across a special program called the Thunder Thigh Eliminator Program.  This is a workout program designed specifically for women to trim away fat from the thighs, with specific emphasis on reducing fat around the knees and inner leg as well.  It also focuses on bringing out maximum muscle definition while specifically avoiding exercises known to increase muscle bulk.

If you already have this program, and you want to get legs like Michelle Obama, then its time to crack it open and get started.

Michelle Obama's Legs

However, for those of you who don’t yet have your hands on this program, then here is one of my favorite lower body exercises for women.  This is taken directly from the Thunder Thigh Eliminator Program

Scissors

• Lie on your back with your hands out to the side for support.
• Hold a stability ball between your legs, and lift you legs out straight in front of you, keeping your feet from touching the ground.
• Keep squeezing the ball between your legs, then rotate your feet so one is directly above the other, pause, then rotate the opposite direction to switch which foot is on top.
• At this point you may lower your legs back down and rest for a brief moment before beginning your next rep.
• As you improve with this exercise, try to complete more reps without touching your feet down and resting.
• One complete rep is moving one foot from top to bottom to top again.

This is a fantastic exercise for toning the legs, with specific emphasis on the inner thighs.  It also works your abdominal muscles like crazy, and will strengthen your lower back in the process.  You might not be able to do too many reps to begin with, but start and see what you can get, then build up by one or two a day for about 10 days. While this is only one exercise, and not a complete leg toning program, it’s a great ‘overall’ thigh exercise and will get you started until you can begin the Thunder Thigh Eliminator Program.

Coach Rylan