Get Your Backside Back In Shape

Try these body-blasting moves two to three times a week to get your body back in shape. After six weeks, up your workout intensity by lifting heavier weights, increasing the resistance on the machines, and adding reps and sets.

Blast Booty Droop:

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1. To get the most from this exercise, it's a good idea to pre-exhaust your glute muscles by jogging or doing five minutes on the step machine before you begin.

   

2. Stand with feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Press palms together in front of your chest and tighten your abs. Cross right leg behind left, bending knees. With weight on front leg, pulse down twice. Do two sets, 8 to 12 reps per leg.
   

3. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent. Place hands behind head, without pulling on neck. Step forward, bending front leg. Hold two counts, squeezing butt; return to start. Switch legs. Do two sets, 8 to 12 reps.
   

4. Lie on your back with your legs bent and both feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart. Rest your arms at your sides. Press down heels, tighten buttocks, raise hips. Pulse up twice; return to floor position. Do two sets, 8 to 12 reps.

Trim your tummy pooch:

Some of the most exercise-immune fat is under your belly button. These moves will help but you'll also need a cardio routine. Do these moves daily.

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle. Cross your ankles and place your hands behind head. Contract abs as you curl shoulders and hips up. Hold two counts; return to start. Do two to three sets, 8 to 12 reps.
   

2. Lie on back, legs extended upward, ankles crossed. Holding a three- to five-pound dumbbell, extend arms above chest. Raise shoulders off floor in a crunch position. Hold for two counts. Slowly lower shoulders. Do two sets of 8 to 12 reps.
   

3. Lie on your back, with your legs extended straight up. Rest your arms by your sides or underneath your butt. Keeping lower back on the floor, lower legs to a 45 degree angle; return legs to start. Do two to three sets, 10 to 12 reps.