Can you booty sculpt a tighter tush on the treadmill?

January 27, 2017 Ashley 0 Comments

Too busy for both booty lifting and your (very necessary) treadmill session?

No worries, my friend. ’cause sculpting your sitter while sweating to the monotonous sound of your own kicks hitting the conveyor belt beneath you’s never been simpler. See, both things are needed. Cardio’s crucial for weight loss, heart health, stress reduction, and energy increase. Meanwhile, strength training builds the kind’ve muscle that helps you burn more calories and fat. (Not to mention the schmexy physique it yields.) The two go hand in sweaty hand. They’re like BFF’s. And, while most people praise different days for each thing, some wonder: could you get that uh-mazing butt while moving it? Can you squeeze some rump squeezing into your limited break away from work that you spend on the office gym’s ProForm?

The answer’s a resounding yes.

“Oh, good! Is it bubblier yet?”

That is – yes – but: you’ve gotta make your cardio time count.

How? Well, first off, I know I’ve long suggested to instead get outside and run a trail to get your variety in. (And I still totally do, if that’s an option for you.) You get hills, variation in elevation, roots and rocks to jump over… It’s fantastic. So, do that, if you can. That said, I eleventy-hundred percent get that that’s not an option for all. (My deepest condolences for each and every one of you.) Which is why it’s awesome that we have an apt shoo-in for your gym shoes that’ll never know the delight of dirt on their undersides: make your own hills. By spiking up the incline for a bit before dropping it back down, you’ll not only increase your heart rate – but you’ll also be honing in on your heiney’s main muscles.

(And, to target more areas – for a posterior that pops – try inclined side walking, as pictured.)

And, after that, take the incline to 15 percent or so, and drop the speed to maybe 2.5 or 3 m.p.h. Why? ’cause lunges are next on the sweat menu. While many a trainer’ll tell you that spot toning’s not a thing, the same amount of them will also praise this move for how effective it is at morphing your rump into something you could store a row of novels on. Protip? If your balance is as awful as mine was the first time I tried this, don’t faceplant like I did. Make use of the side bars.

Then, after all that, it’s time to back that thang up. Yep. Exactly what it sounds like, this is simply backward walking. Less simple? Not falling as you assume the reverse facing position. Protip? Stand on the sides as you change the lower the pace to 2 or 2.5 (err on the side of slothful), then about face (with feet still on the sides), then hold onto the handlebars (firmly) as you ready your feet to match the pace of the belt. Other protip? If there’s a kind soul somewhere nearby, maybe have them help you by upping the speed button once you’ve already assumed the position.

(Homegirl looks like she’s been doing this a while.)

So, if fitting in both cardio and booty boosting’s a pain in your butt, try this literal pain in the butt in lieu.

You’ll save time and end up with a dime piece end side.