Exercises like pelvic thrusts and hip rotations are key to getting a bigger, rounder butt and tighter inner thighs. Learn how to strengthen hip flexors to alleviate back pain and explore movements that can help you eliminate saddlebags.
Anyone who has problem areas on their bodies can attest to the amount of frustration that accompanies efforts to spot reduce. No one understands this more than someone who has excess weight on the glutes, legs and thigh areas.
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Many people who enjoy working out make the mistake of neglecting certain body parts as part of a regular body-shaping routine. Much attention is paid to the chest, arms and shoulders, but muscles like the calves and buttocks are often forgotten.
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Weightlifters perform squats -- an exercise in which a bar is placed across the deltoids and the athlete squats and then lifts the weight -- to strengthen several different muscle groups.
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Along with being aesthetically appealing, a well-defined, strong butt helps you to move with greater speed, agility and power. Building up your butt requires training all three muscle heads of the glutes: the gluteus minimus, gluteus medius and gluteus maximus, the largest muscle in your body.
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The vertical jump is an important athletic skill for basketball players. It's essential not only for dunking the ball, but to become a better rebounder, shot blocker and shooter. Being able to jump higher and faster can give you an edge over your opponents.
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Performing stretching and strengthening exercises may help treat pain in your gluteus maximus muscle -- the largest of the three gluteal muscles in your buttocks -- regardless of the cause of the pain, which may include conditions such as fibromyalgia or sciatica, or injuries such as a deep bruise or muscle strain.
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Squatting is an everyday activity and a necessary exercise for athletes of all levels. It is a versatile exercise to develop lower-body and core strength, as well as increase muscle mass and power.
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Although you cannot get a bigger butt instantly with one or two workout sessions, training consistently and giving your body enough recovery to heal and adapt will gradually increase the definition in your posterior.
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Long jumping is all about explosive power. The more power you can generate through your legs, the higher and farther you'll be able to jump.
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Strong, toned thigh muscles support knee movement and can lessen the possibility of increased knee weakness and damage that comes with aging -- a particular concern for people over 50. Wear and tear of the knee cartilage can be increased by squats, stair climbing and running uphill.
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Snatch-grip deadlifts are similar to standard deadlifts except that the grip is much wider. In most cases, lifters will need to use straps to maintain grip in the snatch-grip deadlift. The wider grip forces you into a lower position, almost into a full squat.
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Imagine your hip joint as a cup that fits over a ball on a stick. The ball can rotate around the cup to facilitate movement -- in the case of your hip joint, movements like walking and kicking. If you experience hip dysplasia, your hip socket -- the cup -- does not completely cover the ball-like attachment of your leg.
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Achieving a set of lean legs is no easy feat; however, it can be accomplished with hard work and knowledge. To lean out, you will need to reduce your overall body fat with cardiovascular exercise a minimum of five times per week, as well as strength training two to three times per week.
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The Leg Magic Exercise Machine is a simplistic machine that moves your legs across two tracks, offering a cardiovascular workout and some strength training in the lower half of your body. Some of the claims the product's manufacturers make are extreme and unrealistic.
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The hip flexor is responsible for significant leg movement, including lifting your thigh. When you strain the muscles of your hip flexor, they might tear, causing pain, or they could rupture, causing severe pain and impaired movement. Several sports can lead to this type of injury, from soccer to football.
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The hip flexor is the group of muscles located in the front portion of your hip that allows for forward motion when your run or walk. When kicking or sprinting, large amounts of stress are applied to the hip flexor. This stress can result in a hip flexor strain.
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If you have difficulty gaining weight on your backside, but you still want a bigger butt, you may want to consider a few butt enhancement exercises. As with any other muscle in the body, consistently training the gluteus muscles can make them grow bigger.
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Squats and sciatica unfortunately go together too often among athletes. Sciatica often results when athletes push themselves too hard and too soon in training, which leads to injury and pain.
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Squat exercises work your entire lower body, including the muscles of your buttocks, hips and thighs. When you add weight to the squat movement in the form of dumbbells, you increase the difficulty (and effectiveness) of the movement with the added resistance.
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A hernia of the belly button is known medically as an umbilical hernia. This condition is most common in infants but occurs in adults as well. Belly button hernia is generally harmless and has a tendency to resolve on its own.
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