Today’s featured workout will help you to shape and define a bootylicious booty. Our glutes and hamstring are two of the most powerful muscle groups in our body, and they are also responsible for us ladies looking good in a pair of yoga pants or skinny jeans. Shallow statement? Yes. But you know you’ve all thought it!
I’m also including a stretch video because we have to treat our muscles to a little TLC, right?!
I love working my lower body and I personally find that I see results very quickly in this area. Whenever you work your lower body, there is also a cardio effect, so don’t be alarmed if you feel your heart-rate increase.
Both of these bootylicious lower body workout videos come from Autumn Calabrese (creator of 21 Day Fix) and will help you tighten and tone your body with a few basic moves.
5 Moves for a Firm Booty:
- Squats
- Side Lunges
- Leg Lifts
- Bridges
- Mule Kicks
I would recommend doing 3-5 rounds of this, depending on your fitness level and available time. If you’re short on time but don’t feel enough of a burn after 3 rounds, try doing them with weights to up the intensity but keep your workout time short.
Lower Body Stretches:
- Roll Forward
- Runners Lunge
- Quad Stretch
- Hamstring Stretch
- Repeat with Roll Forward on other side
- Cat & Cow
- Butterfly Stretch
- Runners Stretch
- Twist Stretch
- Pike Stretch
Make sure you do the stretching routine after the booty workout. Stretching is very important, especially when it comes to your lower body. If you still feel sore, check out this post I did on foam rolling. Your body will thank you!
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