I am a short guy with pretty big legs, mainly the upper legs. In general I don't have a lot of body fat but the legs do have some body fat. My question is how to target these so that they slim down a bit. The struggle of finding a good pair of jeans is a bit too much.

I know a lot of cardiac exercises would help but are there some exercises which I can do without stimulating muscle grow? Because that's were I'm a bit afraid of, doing squats with or without weights and risking that my upper legs will get bigger.

Thanks in advance!

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    Are you asking about how to reduce muscle mass in the legs, or how to reduce fat in the legs? – Alec Apr 18 '20 at 23:50
  • Actually both, because there is some body fat but in general I just have big muscular legs compared to other. – John Apr 19 '20 at 8:00

You can't target a particular part of your body to lose fat because "spot reduction" is a myth:


I recommend trying to stop worrying about making parts of you smaller, and instead focus on building muscle (especially in places you want it) and doing some conditioning every week to stay healthy.

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