i think that's the name for them, lol... calves = lower portion of your legs? i have pudgy calves and i really wanna tone them down for spring/summer skirts and shorts.

any good exercises (i know that you have to do cardio and lose weight overall...) specially targeted for that area?

i'd kill for legs like this!



(well, maybe those are a little too skinny for my taste... but yeah, at least they're not pudgy lol)

i believe the only way to get toned calves without getting muscles is to walk alot. running and jogging would make your calves bigger.

You should try slow jogging for i heard it was.. three miles? or at least three miles to slim calves. I've been doing that for maybe two or more weeks now and when i measured around my calves, they went down half an inch. It might not be much but at least it's something.

EVERY MORNING before you brush your teeth or something, stretch them out...
and try to massage them occasionally

thats how mine slimmed down. but you really ahve to stretch everyday...
and if you want to run, run long distance atleast 2-3 miles a day...then they'll start to tone down

I suggest:

START PLAYING DDR ahaha. it may sound wierd, but it works ^^ trust meee =)

(and play until you are exhausted. I recommend you do it in the evening before you shower, and have nothing better to do =)

I have this problem too.
My friend suggested I do kickboxing. Apparently that helps burn leg fat.

LOL, I love the ddr suggestion. haha =)

be careful the way you do it though you might get more muscle xD

I'm pretty sure jump-roping would help tone down your calves.
I remember when I started jump-roping after not doing it for...years.
My calves burrrned. >_> There's evidence that it works out your calves, lol.

umm... can you please upload that picture on your own server, cuz thats my picture.. thanks...

^ JUst rename the pic, so that that one turns to a broken link and you won't waste your bandwidth hahah *evil*

what is the speed of slow jogging?
cuz i've been running alot at the gym like 5km in 30mins
BUT
my muscles on the back of my calves are fully grossing me out
Like if i wear 2-3 inch heels the muscles i getting defined =[
I hve a formal thing soon so I need to get rid of it

its reeli weird because i have skinny calves but i neva, neva, neva eva exericse, and i reeli mean it wen i say "never".
but den i got ddr mat (yay!) and played ddr and now my calves hav gotten a little bit thicker coz of muscle
so i wud simply recommend walking at a leisurely pace each day
2 simply "tone" them
if u run or wateva ull just get muscle
so just dont strain those legs 2 much! hehe

Yeah, I walk(pretty fast since I'm late) everyday to school and from school and they really make your legs skinny, and my friend always says "dayam, your legs are so skinny" I personally don't think they're skinny but they're pretty toned, ya know? And my walking PE teacher says power walking is way better than running since you're working your legs and burning calories longer than you are with running. Also while you're walking, move your arms.. and suck your stomach in so you can get a total fitness =]

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and always stretch before you walk if you dont want muscle build-up.

I sooo want thin calves
I get jealous of emo kids and their skinny jeans

you have to distance run

I thought running makes your calves get more muscular.. o_O
I actually wanna tone my calves too to wear skirts/shorts T_T
But I'm too lazy to do any exercise LOL

thanks for all the suggetions~~

Thanks for posting this thread =) I was wondering too

These suggestions are awesome!!
I think I'll start with the stretching one......oh man, I hope I have enough time to get nice legs for grad dinner

I suggest doing yoga or stretch exercises. For some people who normally do a lot of activity, not exercising reduces the muscle and leads to thin calves.

oh wow, thanks so much for the suggestions! =) i normally run and do exercises though for other reasons, but i guess it affects my calves too. i hope the stretching exercise helps me go against muscles. xP summer is not too far away. T_T

i want thin calves too,so much,lol
the ddr thing sounds great,but doubt i could do it at my house,lol,so im thinking of taking stretching and maybe swimming....
does anyone knows if swimming could help gain slim calves???

haha maybe i shouldve

ummm what about just dieting in general?

do this...

stand normally with legs a little less than shoulder width apart
slowly and steadily raise yourself up onto your tippy toes and slowly let yourself back down
do this as many times as you can until you can't possibly do anymore

i did this for basketball so that i could jump higher.. it works

hm..running makes you gain muscles like mad. i'm in crosscountry and track, so my calves are like nasty. but i heard yoga helps, so i'm going to start doing yoga and see if it helps.

fast paced walking?
just dont run after you eat bc that all goes to muscle
but if you eat AFTER you run or something, then youll have a lesser appetite and you wont get so much muscle! :]

hm i was wondering this too
ill try that stretching thing n walk more.

thnks for tips

and my tip is:
running and sports dont help as much
i was in the basketball team and ran a LOT
but that didnt help at all.

may i ask if riding bikes helped any? i mean you see all the professional bikers and their calves are thin too?
it was just something i heard and i was wondering if it worked. any body with experience?

also, for the stretchers and walkers... how long does it take for the calves to slim down?

REALLI ?!
i'm playin ddr everyday now, but i dunt see any results
..maybe i'll see it in a month ?~

i watched a beauty show and they said that there are 3 types of legs
1. fatty
2. muscular
3. water

for fatty, you need to lose weight and exercise

for muscular, there is not a whole lot you can do, but tone down the intense work out on the legs, don't wear high heels,
and before you sleep, lift up you legs(90 degrees against the way) and lay on your back for 15-20 minutes. this will prevent muscle building.

for water legs, just lose the water weight. don't eat too much sodium.

skipping is really good seriously gives the legs quite a workout.
I do 100-300 a night very good :3

I was wondering...would swimming do the trick?

Don't ever do cross country running or track and field.
All they do is give you muscular calves
*sigh*

Try doing pilates? I hear it's great for toning.

At least they answer you! lol, they i asked this in the get healthy thread and they never answered me back. anyways. I thought you had to slow jog for more than 3 miles.

i wouldn't mind doing ddr to lose some fat anywhere. haha but i think kickboxing good for your legs.

i also walk really fast to school these days (caus i moved)..since im always late...
and i agree that it slims down your calves..i think mine have slimmed down...and its only been 6wks of school walking!

btw..everyday i walk 5-10 min to and then from school.

so,^^it mean if i want to loose my weight and dont want to have muscel i just have to walk like 30 minutes and what do mean with suck your stomach??

Jump roping can help!! But then again it can also build some muscle...

If walking works, how long should you walk for each day? 1 hour?

This is unfair, I do fast-walking almost all the time, but I have fat calves, LOL.

Stretching helps.
Also if you stand straight
with your feet together,
go on your tippy toes and go down half way.
keep doing that.. you'll start to feel it in your calves.

I used to have unbelievably bulky calves.
Then I started walking long distances everyday during the summer and it did miracle in a week or two.

how long do you usually do it ?




how far do you walk and was your rate? I walked more about 3+ miles every single day to school, but my calves didn't get any thinner, but then again i was walking fast to get to class.

i think biking would help i used 2 ride my bike when i was little around the neighborhood everyday & my calves r not big [they dont even have muscles haha]
but since i stop 4 like four years, my thighs r huge but my calves still remain the same....so i guess it will probably help ? try it

I didn't speedwalk. I walked as fast as if ... I was taking a walk... or shopping. lol
I'm not I know

HaHa! .. yeah! i must agree this one with ya .. i used to play DDR too in my early teen years .. think thatz still DDR 3rd remix and everyone was crazy that time .. LOL .. i used to play it everyday regardless arcade or at home .. i think i at least played 2 hour a day and i didn't notice the effect at first .. i think about months later, my donkeys classmate start going like "oh man, wut happened wif ur "elephant look alike" calves?" yeah, they're that bad .. LOL .. well, it obviously did tone down a lot though and i was so dead happy about it .. but then, i had stopped for a few good years now and my calves are back to the original "elephant look alike" calves T_T sigh~~~

do a lot of calve stretches every morning and night!
worked for me!

i actually went to the extent of measuring my calves beforehand.. they were 13inches.
it's been a month, and now it's 12 inches around. YAY!

agree with what others have said, but i believe stretching is most important thing. a lot of ppl don't realize most of the ways that ppl lose some of the weight/fat(i forgot the right word for it, but you get my point) is stretching. stretching is part of every exercise. so stretch those legs!

Stretching works for me. I just bend over and hold my toes for 10 seconds and it helps me slim down my calves. I've been walking a lot lately and I noticed my calves got chunkier. Stretching reduces the bulge.

cause they drink blood only @_@; don't even eat D:~~

I still think ddr is the best suggestion =D Cause it's like jumping rope (cause of all the hops), but to SUPER COOL MUSIC @!