Flabby, sagging
buttocks are unsightly and can spoil even the best of figures. Toning exercises
can help dramatically.
No matter how you try to hide flabby buttocks under clothes
or by holding them in with a girdle, they will still be there. Long hours of
sitting, lack of exercise and overweight all mean that a large number of people
have an excess of flaccid skin around their behinds. So, too, will people who
lose a large amount of weight without taking exercise to tone the muscles.
Indeed, even people who are the correct weight can suffer from this condition
because this area is naturally well fleshed and tends to spread unless positive
steps are taken to counteract it.
Flabby buttocks are embarrassing and in some cases can cause
considerable distress. But, a combination of treatment to tight up the muscles
and tone up the skin can, if practiced regularly, improve the condition.
Toning the Muscles
Correcting flabby buttocks and toning the bottom is
essentially a matter of doing exercises to strengthen the under-used muscles.
One of the best exercises is ‘bicycling’: you can do it upon awakening or before going
to bed. Lie with your back on the floor, knees bent, arms at your side. Lift
your body from the shoulders, supporting it at the sides with your hands while
keeping your elbows on the floor. With legs and feet pointing upwards, knees
straight, perform cycling motions. Do five, relax, and then repeat, working up
to 20.
The following exercises can form the basis of a
bottom-toning programme as part of your keep fit routine.
·
Lie flat on your stomach. Lift both legs and
high off the floor as possible, toes together and pointed, knees straight.
Tighten buttocks as you lift your legs; release as you lower them. Hold for 10
seconds; repeat 10 times, working up to 20.
·
Lie on your stomach. Lift your right leg high
off the floor and describe a circle with your right foot, toes pointed. Repeat
with alternate legs 10 times, working up to 20.
·
Lie on your stomach. Lift both legs very
slightly off the floor, knees straight, toes pointed, and hold for 10 seconds.
Relax and repeat 10 times.
·
Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat on the
floor, arms outstretched at shoulder level with palms to the floor. Tensing
your buttock muscles, lift your buttocks as high off the floor as you can. At
the same time, raise your heels off the floor, and then lower them. Repeat
three times, working up to eight.
·
Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat on the
floor, arms outstretched with palms on the floor and hold. Then raise your left
leg towards the ceiling, hold, and bend the knee. Return buttocks to the floor;
repeat for right leg. Do this four times, increasing to 10.
Your bottom will also benefit from all other forms of
exercise such as brisk walking, running, bicycling and swimming.
Improving Skin
Texture
As well as toning the muscles, you may try to improve the
skin texture of your buttocks, since the skin in that area can often be rough
or pimply.
The bath is a good place to do this. To improve circulation,
massage the skin while you are kneeling with your buttocks still under water,
then gently pinch she skin and roll them firmly. This will have an invigorating
effect on tired skin and flaccid muscle.
You can also invest
in a friction strap or friction mitt to tone the buttock skin in the bath.
Finish the treatment by rubbing in a gentle body lotion to keep the skin from
getting dry and to give it a smooth texture.
