Butt Exercises
Need to Know
The largest muscle in your body (as if anyone had to tell you) is your gluteus maximus, emphasis on the maximus. This, the granddaddy of all muscles, spans both butt cheeks and goes into full operation mode anytime you move from standing to sitting or press from a bent knee to a straight leg position. It's got a lot of aliases including the buttocks, butt, rear, derriere and glutes. You may envy any woman whose "glutes" seem to defy gravity (Jennifer Lopez come to mind?) but with a bit of hard work and the right workout choices, you too can get yours to look fuller, higher and rounder.
Checklist
- Cost: Nothing.
- Time Commitment: 5 to 10 minutes, 2 to 3 times a week.
- Location Limitations: None.
- Special Equipment Required: None.
- Potential Pitfalls: Minimal.
- Boredom Rating: N/A.
- Potential Injury Risk: Use good form and no worries.
- Level of Fitness Required: Beginner-to-advanced.
- Calories Burned: 50-100 calories in 5-10 minutes.
- Body Parts Worked: Butt (glutes) plus hips and legs.
- False Myths: That a lot of reps burn fat and sculpt butt muscles. The truth is that low reps and increased intensity are what gets results.
Fitness A - Z
- 15 Minute Workout
- Abs
- Arms
- Arm Exercises
- Back Toning Tips
- Back Exercises
- Bad Technique
- Butt-Firming Exercises
- Dancing
- Fitness Myths
- Flat Ab Moves
- Glutes
- Indoor Cycling
