Best Thigh Workout – Bodyweight Exercises for the Thigh

(E) Squat
Position your legs shoulder width or slightly wider apart. Bend your knees and keep your back as straight as possible as lower your glutes toward the floor. When your thighs reach a parallel level with the floor, pause and push back up. This exercise can be made easier by using split squats or single leg split squats.
Harder: Try pistol squats while maintaining a straight leg and not alternating legs between reps.

(I) Lunges
Stand with your feet together and step or lunge forward with one leg. Aim to land on your heel first and then continue the forward motion onto the forefoot. Lower the body until the front thigh is parallel with the floor and you can feel a stretch in the groin. Push off the front foot and return to a standing posture.
Harder: Try lunging on to the top of a box or raised platform.

(I) Step Up
Stand with your feet together facing a raised platform or box. In one motion put one foot on the platform and raise your entire body up by stepping onto the box. Once both feet are on the box. Step down in the reverse order to make sure you can continue to repeats reps on one side.
Harder: The higher the box, the more challenging the exercise.

Thigh Muscle Diagram

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