Our Top 10 Thigh Exercises

Plie

A move to double up on pre-tankini season, the plié tightens that nebulous bum/back-of-thigh region.

Do it:

• Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your toes pointing out.
• Bring your arms out straight in front of you and lower into a squat.
• Come back up and repeat. Go as low into the squat as you can without letting your knees move past your toes.
• Be sure to tuck your tailbone under and contract your glutes. Keep your torso tall, and don't let your knees creep past your toes.
• Do for 1 minute. (After about 40 seconds, pulse at the bottom of the squat for 20 seconds.)

Go deeper: Try the plie with hammer curl