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8 Booty Exercises To Build, Shape and Lift That Butt

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There is a lot to be gained from daily exercise that goes well beyond a good physique. For starters, there’s your health, physical and mental. Lose either one of those and it won’t matter how good your butt looks in your jeans. Commitment to a fitness program also builds self-confidence and promotes creativity. It can improve your sex life, your quality of sleep, your memory, and, well hell, it can be just plain ol’ fun.

But sometimes, I’ll admit, it is all about that bass.

If your backside could use a little work, (and whose couldn’t?) take your pick of the following booty-targeted exercises from a variety of types of workouts and build, shape or lift to your heart’s content.

Weight Training

If you want to add size to your butt, you’ve got to go heavy.

The Squat: Hands down the best exercise to build mass. Train smart and slowly work your way up in weight. Do full squats (parallel or lower) and use a wide stance to activate more muscle fibers.

The Hip Thrust: The hip thrust seriously activates the glutes, stretches the hip flexors and corrects muscle imbalance at the same time. If you are unfamiliar with the hip thrust, start with a glute bridge and work your way up.

CrossFit

Crank up the intensity and burn fat while you build muscle with these functional moves.

The Walking Lunge: This unilateral move requires balance. Drive through the front foot and only use the back foot for support. Hold a weighted ball overhead for more challenge.

Burpees: You hate ‘em, but your butt (and your whole body) loves ‘em. Make it harder by doing a tuck jump at the end.

Classic Barre

If you are looking to shape your booty, Barre exercises will give you a high round butt.

The Foldover: This exercise emphasizes correct posture and alignment to successfully isolate the glutes. The leg variations (turned out thigh, pointed toe) work the entire hip. Bonus: the standing leg is building bone density and working also!

The Pretzel: The small controlled lifts of this deceptively easy looking exercise target the gluteus medius like nothing you’ve felt before. When you do it right (don’t worry, you’ll know it), you’ll see immediate results.

Yoga

Get a butt that defies gravity with this ancient practice.

Chair Pose: Utkatasana firms the butt, strengthens the ankles and tones the core simultaneously. To make it more difficult lift up on the balls of your feet as you sit your butt down on your raised heels.

Warrior Three. Virabhadrasana III strengthens and lengthens the entire backside of the body while it improves balance and focus. Let the lift of the back leg guide your torso to perpendicular (instead of vice versa) and hold for five breaths.

There is ample opportunity to work your booty throughout the day: squeeze your cheeks while you brush your teeth, take the stairs and walk more often. Keep in mind that genetics and the width of your hips play a part in the shape of your butt so don’t get too caught up in the way it looks. Remember, you’re already perfect the way you are.

What’s your favorite booty-shaping exercise?  —Karen

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Comments

17 Comments
  1. Adrina says:

    Thanks for sharing. My favorite booty exercise is definitely squatting with weights but I also find Bench Lunges with weights to be super effective in building and shaping the butt. 🙂

  2. kiran khan says:

    Nice information and tips are shared thanks.

  3. kiran khan says:

    good tips for busy womens

  4. Tressie says:

    I practice squats in my workout and the results are exactly what i wanted. But the other exercise are also seems beneficial. I would love to add them in my workout schedule.

  5. Hannah says:

    Can’t you tell me how to get a slim wast and lose weight off the inside of my thigh but have a bigger butt

  6. Thank you so much for sharing. Until today I hadnt even thought about losing weight or toning. But I was told by doctor I was boarder line diabetic and needed to do something about it soon. Well I tuned in andvon board with you and this program.

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  8. Another great stuff Karen! Your tips is really awesome and helpful. Many many thanks for sharing with us. I’m going to share with my social media friends and family.

    Thanks
    Reed Cooper

  9. Jorge says:

    A regular exercise and a stable diet is sufficient to get and fit and maintained body. So, keep stick to your workout and diet plans to get amazing body results.

  10. Hello! Thank you so much for sharing this post! It is absolutely fantastic. I find glute training to be very beneficial and really helpful!

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  12. Martin says:

    Nice information and tips, thanks for sharing

  13. Jessica says:

    Fantastic tips.I liked it.

  14. Thank you for your thoughtful response. I really enjoyed reading your blog.

  15. Jane says:

    Wish I could get enthusiastic about lifting weights but I prefer to work out at home so I just do bodyweight exercises mostly. Is it really necessary to squat with a weight to get a bigger booty? Body weight squats tone but not sure they’re giving me any extra volume!

  16. Very useful information, I enjoyed reading it.

  17. sophiaj990 says:

    I want a beautiful body shape, thanks for the tips.

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