To get your inner thighs nice and toned, try this exercise on the stability ball.  It will also incorporate multiple muscles groups by challenging your balance and strengthening your low back and abdominals.  Beginners should perform first 2 sets on the ball and third set on the floor, working up to all 3 sets on the ball. 

• Drape your left side from upper ribs to hips over a stability ball, legs straight with right foot slightly in front of the left foot, left hand on floor in line with left shoulder, right elbow resting on ribs with right hand resting on ball.
• Tighten your abdominals to keep torso in straight line.
• Bend right leg, placing right foot flat on floor just in front of left leg.  Keeping left leg straight, use inner-thigh muscles to lift left leg as high as possible without moving torso or rotating toes upward.
• Pause, and then lower, without letting foot touch the floor.  Repeat for repetitions, then switch sides.
• Work yourself up to do 3 sets of 12-15 reps on each side. 

Tips on Form:  Keep hips stacked to put workload on the inner thighs. Try not to rock top hip forward, which will activate other muscles and make the exercise less effective.

Advanced Tip:  To challenge your balance, take top hand off ball and place it at your side.  To challenge your inner-thigh muscles more, add a 2-to 3-pound ankle weight to the working leg.

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