{"id":18810,"date":"2025-03-31T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sixpackabs.eu\/?p=18810"},"modified":"2026-02-14T16:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:18:35","slug":"what-are-the-thigh-muscles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sixpackabs.eu\/en\/what-are-the-thigh-muscles\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Thigh Muscles?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your thighs are the large muscles between your hips and knees, and they do most of the work for walking, running, jumping, squatting, climbing stairs, and stabilizing your knees and hips. They\u2019re also a major \u201cengine\u201d for burning calories because they can handle heavy loads and high effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>On the front of your thigh you have the quadriceps, a group of four muscles that straighten the knee and help control how you lower into movements. They also assist with hip flexion depending on the specific muscle. 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