Stomach and Butt workouts?!

Stomach and Butt workouts?

I have a good BMI and i am definitely not fat. It's just that all my fat goes to one of two areas, my butt or my stomach. I am thin everywhere else except my stomach bulges and it drives me insane! what are some good workouts to target those areas?

PS. i have a nice butt but it's definitely big lol.

dont stress, sweetie. here are some nice tricks to help you. The first thing i talk about is a diet. Sadly, all the exercise in the world isn't going to help if you dont incorporate a diet. The idea isn't to run on a treadmill for an hour and then scarf down a big mac. The two cancel each other out. So, here we start with the diet, and after, the exercises to tone those stubborn problem areas.

1. water. I dont know how much you drink, but try drinking at least 100 ounces (4, 24 ounce sports bottles of mineral water a day). Its a nice little trick and it works because fat is hydrophobic, it is repellled by water. Water goes in, fat goes out.

2. with your breakfast in the morning, drink a large glass of NATURAL (not from concentrate) grapefruit juice. It is an EXCELLENT and highly effective natural fat burner and it kick starts your metabolism.

3. incorporate 3 servings of yoplait fat free fruit yogurt. It aids in proper digestion and it actually has been known to shrink the waistline. Youve seen the commercials. Plus its yummy :)

4. dont eat 3 hours before bed. If you go to bed at 10, make 7pm your cutoff. If you are hungry, drink hot green tea or ice water.

5. speaking of green tea, with every meal (minus breakfast) and snacks, try lipton diet green tea (the cold kind in the bottles) they have citrus flavor and raspberry. This aids in flushing fat as well.

6. Avoid all refined sugars and carbohydrates (i.e. white breads and potatoes) as they turn directly to fat

7. Last but not least, DONT STRESS!!!!!! trust me, stress produces cortisol, which is a nasty ilttle hormone that triggers fat storage, not loss. So stay positive.

Tummy exercises:

The key to killer abs is shedding the excess fat first while you are toning the muscles. if you dont do that, your muscle definition wont show!

So here is a killer workout you can do every day if you wish (mininum 4 days a week) for a toned sexy core

I suggest you start off with a 5 to 10 minute cardio warmup. Walk on the treadmill at a low speed for about 5 minutes, then increase it a bit, then at least 30 minutes of high impact, FAT burning cardio. What do I mean by this? Your heart rate MUST stay within 65 to 70% in order to burn fat. Anything higher will be a waste of your time as far as shedding pounds.

So, to find your heart rate range, subtract your age from 220, then multiply by .65 for the minimum heart rate, and .70 for the maximum. For example, if you are 20 years old, 220 - 20 = 200 x .65 = 130, 200 x .70 = 140 So you will want to keep your heart rate between 130 and 140 beats per minute for at least 30 minutes.

After, its important to cool down for at least 5 minutes. Lower the speed and inclination of the machine gradually until your heartrate returns to normal.

after this, then you start the toning:

3 sets of 10 full abdominal crunches: (lay on your back with legs straight out. lay your hands on your legs then pull yourself up and your legs too at the same time to create a V then lower back down)

50 reverse crunches (lower abs..flat on back with knees bent. pull your knees into your chest then back down)

50 normal crunches (flat on back with knees bent. Hands behind head, then crunch your upper body up then back down)

50 lateral crunch, each side (lay on one hip and crunch up)

Then, lay on your stomach, extend your legs and your arms straight out as if you were swimming: Then push your upper body and your legs up to the ceiling at the same time to create a V. This sculpts the back so you dont have bulge around the back of your waist.

do this routine for 6 weeks and you'll be wearing those low rider jeans and cropped tank tops. :)

Now for the Booty:

Sidekicks: this will not only firm your posterior but your thighs and the back of your legs as well.

squats and lunges are the traditional booty exericses, but be careful, as they can add bulk instead of slimming down. If you do them, dont use any weights or use low weights and LOTS of reps.


pelvic rotations: Lay on the floor with your legs bent at the knee and them slightly apart. Tighten your glute muscles and lif your butt off the ground, then make circles with your hips, imagine that youre drawing a circle with your hips and dont allow your butt to touch the ground....10 circles, then go in the opposite direction. meanwhile keeping your muscles clenched tight. Do three reps of these in each direction a day.

another one which is very similar: same position on the floor, knees bent, legs slightly apart but knees touching. You are going to tighten your muscles, lift your butt off the ground until your waist is parallel to your knees, separate your legs for a count of one, put them together again, and lower yourself back down to the ground. So its 1,2,3,4 (up, apart, together, down) Keep your muscles clenched tight while doing this. Do two sets of 25.

you should be miss new booty in about 6 weeks :)

Last but not least, staying focused and inspired:

You should know that losing weight does not happen overnight (even though it may seem like it arrived so quickly). Set small goals for yourself (instead of saying: i need to lose 50 pounds, say: "im going to lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks". Then, when you accomplish this, treat yourself. I tend to follow a strict diet through the week (monday through friday) and saturday is my treat day. I eat whatever I want. Sunday I follow the diet, but have one small treat (a piece of chocolate, etc)

Sorry i gave such a long answer. :D

Hope all this helps, and good luck