Thursday, April 03, 2008

Glute Work

Let's say you are short of time but want to get some cardio & work your glutes at the same time. If you are a gym person, here are some things to try:
  1. Incline walking on the treadmill
  2. Incline jogging on the treadmill
  3. Walk backwards on the treadmill with an incline. Go slow at first to get used to this.
  4. If you have a step mill(revolving stairs) at your gym, this is great! You can even take every other step and/or do that with a kick back with the non planted foot. Take this slow too at first, hold on lightly to the handrails & look down at your feet so that you don't trip. When you look down, do so with your head, not a full body lean over! You still want your body upright.
  5. Elliptical at high incline.

If you jog or walk outside & live near hills, do some hill walking/hiking & enjoy the outside at the same time. If there are no hills, you can incorporate walking lunges as part of your outside routine & even stop along the way & hold on to a solid object like a light pole or anything solid to do squats. If there is a school nearby & not in session, take advantage of the bleachers to do some bleacher stepping. If you live near the beach, beach walking/jogging or even lunges on the sand can really work the glutes!

There are lots of way to work those glutes & cardio at the same time if you are short of time. BUT, in general, do find time to work the legs/glutes specifically for awesome legs & tight glutes!

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