Butt Blasting Exercises
Butt exercises explained. The butt muscle is the largest AND strongest muscle in the human body! Unfortunately women tend to store fat there. Although fat storage is normal and healthy, excessive fat storage can result in a lot of bulk. And with age, the butt can become droopy and flat. This is an appearance that most women want to avoid.
This is where we come in. If you're tired of performing endless lunges and squats in hopes of shaping and slimming your butt, then you are in luck. This short and very focused workout is for you. These 6 exercises will target the butt muscle and help retain strength and muscle tone. After just six minutes of these very targeted exercises, you WILL feel the burn and notice tighter and firmer muscles.
Butt Blasting Workout Details
2. Equipment: Body weight and mats
3. Type of Workout: Toning the butt
4. Muscles Worked: Butt
5. Fitness Level: Beginner to advanced
6. Impact: Low-impact
7. Workout: A mat will help cushion your body on the floor. These exercises will work your butt muscles to fatigue so rest at least 1-2 days before doing additional butt exercises. Only complete as many exercises as you can, take a break as needed. As you progress, try to finish the entire workout.
We have a great selection of exercise mats which will bring comfort to your knees and hands. We also have a great selection of exercise music to keep you motivated, and women's fitness clothes for your comfort.
Exercise 1: Straight-Leg Hip Extensions
Lets start with the left leg. Place your left leg out with a slight bend at the joint. Keep your toes pointing down towards the floor. Now exhale and lift your leg up until your thigh is parallel with the floor. Lower your leg until you toe touches the floor. Make sure you are breathing steady through this exercise and please take it at your own pace.
Tip: Remember to keep your toe pointed down towards the floor as your heel reaches up towards the ceiling. Your spine should also remain in a nice neutral position and keep your head facing down.
Perform 12 reps on the left leg and hold the last rep up for one second. From this position, with small movements, continue to lift your leg up reaching your heel towards the ceiling for 8 reps. Slowly lower your left leg to the floor and move quickly over to the right leg and perform the same routine.
Tip: With this entire workout stay on your hands, but if your wrists start to bother you or you shoulders start getting tired you can always lower yourself onto your elbows giving your arms and wrists a rest.
Exercise 2: Bent-Leg Hip Extensions
Tip: Your knee will stay bent at this same angel during entire exercise. Try to lift your thigh until it is parallel with the floor. Go at your own pace and remember to keep your abs tight.
Exercise 3 and 4: Lateral Leg Raises/Lateral Leg Kicks
Tip: Hinge from the hip and keep knee bent as you lift your thigh up to the side, bringing leg parallel to the floor.
This exercise will be finished up a little differently. With your left leg still in the up position, kick your leg out and then bring your knee into your shoulder. Do this for 8 slow reps and then 8 fast reps. Try to keep your leg as high (parallel) to the ground as you can take it. Remember to work at your own pace. Make a quick transition over to your right leg and perform this exercise the same way.
Tip: Keep your abs in, hands under shoulders, and leg lifted like in previous exercise. Bring your knee in towards the shoulder, then extend leg in a kicking motion while keeping leg lifted parallel to the floor. Exhale to extend and inhale to bend.
Exercise 5: Child's Pose Stretch
Tip: Turn your toes under and shift your body weight back, over your heels. Extend arms forward, relax through your shoulders and neck, and reach through fingertips. Breathe deeply.
Exercise 6: Upward Dog Stretch
Congratulations, you are now finished with your butt exercises!
Try to do these butt exercises at least 3 times per week. You WILL see a difference!
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