Use exercise to firm your body including your butt, arms and chest. Working out provides health benefits including attaining and maintaining a healthy weight as well as reducing your risk of heart disease. A healthy adult should train to firm her body at least two times a week, practicing eight to 10 different exercises per session. Start with one set of eight to 12 repetitions, adding a second and third set when you feel stronger.
Back, Butt, Hips, Shoulders
Firm your back, butt, hips and shoulders with this exercise called "Supermans" from ACE Fitness. Lie face-down with your arms and legs extended. Your tops of your feet rest on the floor. Contract your core muscles to stabilize your spine. Exhale as you lift your legs and arms off the floor. Inhale and slowly return your body to the starting position.
Arms, Butt, Hips, Chest, Shoulders
Once you master a regular pushup, use this modified pushup exercise from ACE Fitness to firm your arms, butt, hips, chest and shoulders. Assume what is known as the plank position in yoga by kneeling on the floor, placing your hands shoulder-width apart and extending your legs behind. Lift your foot off the ground and draw your knee toward your chest. When you feel stable, gently rotate your hips and cross your bent leg under your body toward the opposite side. Your neck and grounded leg remain straight and stable.
Butt Lift
Use this exercise from "Fitness" magazine to firm your butt. Part of the 5-Minute Brazilian Butt Lift Workout, start this exercise standing with your legs shoulder-width apart and your arms resting at your sides. Keeping your weight on your heels, sit back into a squat position, taking care not to extend your knees past your toes. Lift one leg and stretch it out behind you as your arms reach in front of you for balance. Slowly return to the squat position, stand up and switch sides.
Abs
Firm your stomach muscles using this exercise inspired by Petra Kolber, creator of the "10 Minute Solution: Dance Off Belly Fat!" DVD. This ramped-up ab-crunch exercise targets your abs and legs. Lie on your back, bend your knees so your feet are in the air and your shins are parallel to the floor. Place your hands behind your head to support your neck and engage your stomach muscles to lift your shoulder blades off the mat into a crunch position. Extend your legs so they hover about two feet off the floor and cross your legs quickly four times, alternating which leg is on top. Bend your knees and slowly lower into the starting position.
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