{"id":41724,"date":"2015-07-07T23:23:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T04:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=41724"},"modified":"2015-07-07T23:23:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T04:23:02","slug":"the-ultimate-thigh-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-thigh-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Thigh Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/thighs-for-exercise-post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-41725\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/thighs-for-exercise-post.jpg\" alt=\"thighs\" width=\"236\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/thighs-for-exercise-post.jpg 236w, http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/thighs-for-exercise-post-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;The Ultimate Thigh Exercise &#8212; Standing, walk your feet out wider than your hips. Turn your toes out slightly, bend your knees and imagine you\u2019re sliding your back against a wall (no hinging back like a regular squat). Aim to have your thighs parallel to the floor. Reach both arms in front of the body and begin to pulse your legs up and down an inch for 30 seconds. Now, reach arms overhead and continue pulsing for another 30 seconds. Finally, hold at the deepest point of your plie squat and begin to lift and lower both heels at the same time for 30 seconds. Repeat this series three times\u2014embrace the burn (and shakes)!&#8221;\u00a0 From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.self.com\/fitness\/2015\/06\/3-things-your-fitness-instructor-is-secretly-thinking-during-class\/#.VZxtCFXpiMg.facebook\">3 Things Your Fitness Instructor Is Secretly Thinking During Class<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-thigh-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The Ultimate Thigh Exercise&url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-thigh-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-thigh-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Google Plus\" class=\"s3-google-plus hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-thigh-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><div class=\"pinit-btn-div\"><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\"  data-pin-color=\"red\" title=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"s3-pinterest hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=The%20Ultimate%20Thigh%20Exercise&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-thigh-exercise\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Ultimate Thigh Exercise &#8212; Standing, walk your feet out wider than your hips. Turn your toes out slightly, bend your knees and imagine you\u2019re sliding your back against a wall (no hinging back like a regular squat). Aim to have your thighs parallel to the floor. 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