Getting rid of saddle bags....

[Zen]

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I've lost some weight and I look pretty good now

ok, some weight.

All except the saddle bags, that is. I'm talking about the soft baggy stuff at the back of the thighs just below the butt. My legs and arms are getting stronger but I do not see much change there.

Are there any specific exercises I can do at home for this? Or, will they just get better as I continue riding? I just returned to cycling after 20+ a layoff and trying to add mileage every week and I can see subtle changes in all other parts of my legs, just not this part. I also walk.

Jen

Alrighty then.
She can still do specific exercises ( i think we covered that )
they can only help.
They will get better with more riding.
She will lose more weight if she continues riding (and eating right)

To top it off, I don't think she's checked in here lately anyway!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

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To top it off, I don't think she's checked in here lately anyway!

Maybe not, but the good news is we've solved her saddlebag problem!

[indigoiis]

You can be technically "skinny" and have well-developed muscles, and still have saddlebags. And saddlebags are basically a layer of fat. For me, they are the last bit of fat on my body. In most women, the thighs and rearend tend to withhold fat reserves. Losing the fat by reducing calories (whether through exercize or reduced intake) will burn whatever fat stores one might have. Specific exercizes for the thighs and legs will certainly tone the muscle beneath the fat, and will tend to encourage fat loss. But it won't necessarily "burn off" the saddlebags - not right away, anyway.

And no, thigh/leg exercizes certainly can't hurt, but really, any exercize involving increased heart rate is going to help burn fat reserves. If Yen is biking, she will also be building muscle in all the right places.