Butt Exercises

To tone and firm your behind

Butt exercises will help you achieve nice, firm and toned behind to complement your great legs.

Most of us are not completely satisfied with our buttocks. They are too small, too flat, too big, too jiggly...and so on.

But the right exercises along with activities like hiking, biking and jogging, can definitely make a difference in the way our behinds look like.

So let's do some great butt exercises...

• Stand with your feet shoulder width apart

• Bend your knees and lower your body until you're almost in a sitting position

• Hold

• Lift yourself up tightening your butt muscles

• Do 10-15 reps and repeat up to 3 sets if able

Lunges

• Stand with your hands on your hips

• Take a big step forward and lower yourself down so your knee is bent and aligned right over your foot

• Hold for a second and bring yourself back

• Repeat with the other leg

• Do 10-15 reps and repeat up to 3 sets if able

Reverse Lunge

• Stand with your hands on your hips

• Step back with your right leg, bending your left leg, lowering your hips and keeping your upper body straight up

• Lower your body down until your left thigh is parallel to the floor. Your left knee should be at 90 degree angle directly over your ankle

• To return to the original position, push up with your left leg, contracting your butt and leg muscles

• Repeat 10-15 times

• Repeat leading with your left leg

• Do 10-15 reps and repeat up to 3 sets if able

Ski Squats

• Stand two feet from the wall, with your feet shoulder width apart

• Lean your back against a wall

• Bend you knees slightly for 5- 10 seconds

• Lower your body down a couple inches for another 5-10 seconds

• Lower again a couple of inches and hold for 5- 10 seconds

• Return to original position

• Do 10-15 reps and repeat up to 3 sets if able

Bridge

• Lie down on your back on the floor

• Bend your knees and place your feet shoulder width apart

• Lift your hips up as far as you can, tightening your butt and thigh muscles

• Hold for a couple of seconds

• Return to original position

• Do 10-15 reps and repeat up to 3 sets if able

For more challenge lift your right leg straight up and lift with only your left leg. Then switch legs and repeat.

The butt exercises on this page will help you achieve firm and toned behind. As a part of your full lower body workout, don't forget to include calf and thigh exercise in your fitness routine.

And please do not forget that healthy diet is a very important part of any fitness routine. It gives you energy to keep active and keeps you healthy and trim.

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