Jun
07
Tone and Sculpt your Butt with Exercise Videos
If you are wondering about how to have a nicer butt through sculpting and toning with exercise videos, read on! As a fitness instructor I can tell you a fact: The #1 part of the body women want to sculpt and tone and lift is the butt. Yes, it’s even an even more popular area to work than the abs – can you believe that? That’s why we are constantly trying to emphasize good form – because without good technique you won’t be toning your gluts, you will be hurting your knees and wasting your time.
Types of Exercises that Tone the Butt
There are many exercises that tone you’re back side. However, two great exercises to begin with in order to tone up the butt area include squats and lunges. In short, squats will tone and strengthen the butt area, lunges will primarily work the legs. These exercises really make the lower body look and feel stronger and phenomenal. And once you start seeing results, so will others! Because by training your lower body you will start to redefine those curves that make you feel and look amazing and…sexy!
Squats
There are a million variations for squats. Some will target different parts of you’re lower body, some will engage the inner thighs, but here is a great rundown on a basic squat.
• With your feet about hip width apart, stand with your knees and toes in the same direction. Many tell you to point them straight forward. And while this is not wrong, it is not completely necessary. If they go out slightly, that’s fine as long as the knees are in the same direction as the toes.
• You can put your hands on your thighs (great if you have a weak lower back) or you can reach forward with your hands. You choose what is best for you.
• Lower your body as if you are sitting in a chair. In fact, put a chair behind you and imagine sitting back into it – but don’t go all the way, just until you feel you’re thighs start to work. FYI: Absolutely do not drop your hips lower than your knees.
• Now, hold it there for a few seconds. You should feel the weight of your body in the back of the foot. And if you cannot lift your toes, shift your weight into your heals.
• Stand up! That’s a squat. You can grab hand weights and rest them on your thighs or your shoulders if you want to make it harder. Or, you can just go lower or do more repetitions. If you can do two or three sets of 10-15, that would be great. But listen to your body, if you are not ready for that much, start slower.
Lunges
Just like with squats, there are a million variations to this wonderful leg and butt workout, but for today’s purpose, lets learn good form for the standard lunge.
• Stand in a split stance – take either leg and step back about two to three feet. Your upper body should be centered between both legs with your shoulders over your hips. In other words, one legs slightly in front and the other behind you with your torso lifted between then legs.
• Back heal is lifted and your tailbone under your shoulders.
• Lower your body.
• Keep your front knee over your ankle. If your knees moves past your front toes, ouch! Start over. Make sure to lower the body without moving it forward. And just like with squats, keep the weight of your body in the heel of your front foot.
• Hold the lunge for a few seconds and lift back up. Now, don’t forget the other side!
And if for some reason you cannot do these exercises, Pilates is another great way to tone your entire mid-section, including your butt! Just pick up a few workout videos and you can be doing Pilates this afternoon.
Getting started is often the hardest part. You don’t have to do these exercising all day long, but how about five or ten minutes in the morning before the kids wake up? What a great way to start the day. Click here for a great selection of Leg and Butt exercise videos that can get you moving in the right direction.
Below is a free leg and butt exercise video! Enjoy!
