YouTube Is Full of Tough Leg Workouts, but Here Are Our 8 Thigh-Sculpting Favorites

It's hard not to love a good leg workout, especially when it comes in a quick and convenient format like, let's say, a YouTube video. It's no secret we love YouTube workouts — check out our favorite abs and butt videos, and you may have also heard of this thing we do called Class FitSugar — and these are the best of the best when it comes to working your quads, hamstrings, calves, and glutes. With options for at-home and gym workouts, weights or no weights, there's something for everyone. Warm up, work out, and stretch at the end. Let's do it.

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Inner & Outer Thigh Workout | Rebecca Louise

This 17-minute workout sculpts your thighs from all sides with a series of kicks, squats, and hip thrusts. Want even more of a burn? Add some light weights.

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10-Minute Tight Booty & Toned Thighs Workout | Class FitSugar

If you have 10 minutes, you have time for this butt- and thighs-focused Class FitSugar from Love Sweat Fitness. It comes complete with some glute activation at the beginning so you can get the most out of every exercise. (Check out our full glute activation sequence to target your butt even more.)

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Perfect Legs Workout | POP Pilates

This video has three million views for a reason! The workout is low-impact, with every exercise done on a mat, and you won't believe the ache you get in your quads after just 15 minutes.

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At-Home Cardio Workout to Strengthen Your Legs | Class FitSugar

Legs and cardio go together like Class FitSugar and Anna Renderer. Hit play on this 26-minute workout to sculpt your legs and spike your heart rate all at once.

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Full Gym Leg Day Workout | Hunter Chilton

If you've ever been mystified by a squat rack or Smith Machine (here's a quick Smith Machine workout and explainer), this full leg day gym workout is the perfect place to start.

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30-Minute Leg-Toning and Booty-Burning Workout | Class FitSugar

This challenging workout makes you love Jake DuPree, then kind of hate him, then love him again when you realize how good that burn in your quads, calves, and butt actually feels.

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30-Minute Butt & Thigh Workout | FitnessBlender

Dumbbell deadlifts are one of the most effective exercises for your butt and hamstrings, and this Fitness Blender workout is full of them — plus weighted squats, curtsy lunges, and two sets of jump squats at the end that are guaranteed to make you collapse.

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17-Minute Home Leg Workout Routine | HASFit

You can do this fast-paced workout with or without dumbbells, but either way, it's going to set your legs on fire. You start off with a compound squat to lunge move, and it only gets harder from there.