Tuesday, May 29, 2012

I Exercise But My Thighs Still Rub Together. What Gives?!



If you are a woman that isn’t super skinny, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of or experienced the “Chub-Rub”, which is a colloquial term for thighs rubbing together when you walk or run. (I didn’t make up the term; It really is called the Chub-Rub). So your questions probably are “Is this normal?”, “Can it be changed?”, “Why does it happen?”

On TV, you see all these skinny girls with their butts as tight and as high as their backs. And you begin to think that if you can’t get that way with all the exercise you’ve been doing, there is something wrong with your body. No, there isn’t. Our bodies accumulate fat in different areas. Trust me, I’m pretty bummed about this as well because we really can’t control how and where we store fat. Consolation? Folks like Beyonce who do exercise consistently, but still have this problem.

However, that said, we can still control our fat by losing weight all over and toning specific areas. To lose weight and tone your muscles, you need a combination of cardio exercises and strength training. The cardio (running, spinning, swimming, etc) helps to burn fat all over, while the strength training helps to define muscles.

Because our inner thighs aren’t used for a lot of the daily exercises we do, they need to be specifically targeted with strength training to get them toned. So besides the regular squats and lunges, what are a couple of great strength exercises for your inner thighs? There are very may, but I will highlight two amazing ones:

Plie Squats
Lying Ball Squeeze

Now, depending on what culture you come from as you read this, what you determine to be a beautiful body might vary as well. Some cultures love really skinny legs, and some want women to have some junk in the trunk (which also comes with junk in the hips mostly). So there also is the question of “What am I willing to give up?”. If you are targeting fairly large hips, it usually comes with some thigh friction. If you are willing to give that up for skinnier legs, you can do a lot of cardio to burn more fat all over, and that should remove the thigh friction problem.

Unfortunately, some people are more blessed than others in this department. I do know people who are fairly big, but do not have this thigh issue, and I also know folks who are skinny but this is a huge problem for them. So it all depends on what body you’ve been blessed with.

If you find that you are getting chaffed from walking or running, it may be time to find a temporary solution like powder, Spanx, or deodorant between your thighs so it doesn’t burn from the constant friction. But whatever you do, do know that you are not alone.

Cheers Eights & Weights!

Photo credit: Exercise.About.com, YouChoiceFitness.com, RealSimple.com

34 comments:

  1. This is something that I experience and I'm glad to know I'm not alone. I can't wear a skirt without cycling shorts or something underneath to prevent chafing. I find rubbing powder in between my thighs helps so now I rub powder and still put on the cycling shorts. I will def try the 2 exercises you recommend...

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  2. Hi Eights&Weights, I'm not sure I fully understand, do you mean I'm good with only cardio alone to burn fats and get rid of the Chub-Rub? Or do I need to combine it with the plie squats, I'm okay with my hips just the way they are. Thanks!

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  3. Hi Loves Blogs, You should be doing both cardio and strength training (like the plie squats) to burn fat and get firmness. I'm glad you love your hips :)

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  4. This was very helpful. I am NOT fat at all I am barely 100lbs but this is a big issue for me. For as long as I can remember my legs have been like this. I will defiantly try these exercises.

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