Five tips to tone your tush

Tone your Tush

Has your back side gone soft? Or maybe it’s just not quite as strong as you’d like. Even for many people who try to stay fit, their tush is a problem area. It may be too big, small, soft or flabby. Whatever your backside’s situation is, here are five tips to tone your tush:

1. Squats

Arguably the single best exercise someone can do to tone the tush are squats. There are a variety of ways to do these. Keep back straight and squat down to parallel position. You can do squats without weights, with a weight bar or holding a weight in front. just make sure to use good form, keep the back straight and use controlled motions.
Do sets of 10-15.

2. Lunges

Alternate lunging down from one leg to another. You can do them in place and come back up each time, or walk around a room doing them. They will be harder than you might think, but get great results. It works the gluteus muscle, hamstrings and quadriceps. Do sets of 10-15.

3. The Bridge

While lying on your back, plant your heels and lift the hips toward the ceiling as high as possibly. Squeeze your tush tight at the top and repeat. Do sets of 20-30.

4. Donkey Kick

Establish a base on your hands and knees, with knees at a 90-degree angle. Kick your foot up from a flat position toward the ceiling. Lower your foot in control. Do about 10-15 on each leg until you feel the burn.

5. Hamstring lift

While sitting on stability ball, alternate raising your legs to a parallel position. This will burn your hamstrings and glutes.

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