Time To Tone Your Butt
Are you looking to tighten and tone your butt for the summer? If you haven’t started to focus on exercising your gluteus muscles, it’s not too late. Despite the fact that many leg exercises either on the floor or with machines and exercise activities will in fact work out your gluteus muscles, it’s a good idea to do at least one exercise that specifically focuses on and targets these muscles. You can do it using machines at the gym or simple, effective floor exercises. In fact there’s one exercise that I want to point out that the technique, method is almost basically the same whether done on the floor or using a machine. The only difference is that with the machine you can add on weights.
If you have a gym membership and your gym carries excellent machines, LifeFitness has a really good machine to work out your butt. Actually, it also works out your other leg muscles. I find that it’s an excellent all-leg workout machine, especially if you are pressed for time. I use it in late winter to early spring to get ready for rollerblading. Basically on this machine you can adjust the weights to the appropriate level. Now lean forward a little to grasp the handles, with your chest pressed against the adjustable padding in front of you. One leg remains on the floor, with your knees bent a little, you then press the other leg against the foot rest and push backwards and outwards with it basically as far as you can go. Now you bring the leg in as close as you feel comfortable or as close as you can. Do this for about 12-15 repetitions then repeat for the other leg. 3 to 4 sets of this is fine, once a week.
If your gym does not have such a machine, you can of course do a similar and just as effective or more effective exercise. Press your hands and knees against the floor (the doggy position). Keeping your legs bent at a right angle, push your leg upwards just a little above your waist. Now bring your leg in towards your chest but not touching it. Again do this for about 12-15 repetitions then repeat for the other leg. 3 to 4 sets of this is fine, once a week.
Other great exercises for your butt include stair climbing and rollerblading.
In summary, getting Buns of Steel
for a man or a woman has many advantages. They range from looking great and feeling confident in how you walk or look like at the beach in a bikini or bathing suit to the strength training benefits that arise whether you play sports, jog or rollerblade. It’s also a great way to stretch out those tight butt muscles, especially if you have a desk job at work.
