If your lower body is your problem zone, you don't have to hide your butt and thighs in baggy pants. Instead combine a healthy eating regimen with exercises to tone and tighten the legs and butt. Performing a variety of weight-training exercises will help you sculpt the muscles in your lower body. Consult a doctor before adding new exercises to your routine, particularly if you have health concerns.
Kickback Exercise
Do the kickback exercise to firm and shape your butt. Get down on your hands and knees, then lift your hands and place your forearms on the floor. Lift your left leg in the air, keeping your knee bent at a 90-degree angle. Continue lifting until the bottom of your foot is facing the ceiling. Press your foot closer and closer to the ceiling, trying to lift your leg another inch each time. Release, then repeat 15 times on the left leg before switching to the right leg.
Hamstring Sculpting Exercise
Perform the hamstring sculpting exercise to tighten the butt and legs. Place a stability ball on the ground, then lie down with your legs on the stability ball below the knee. Straighten your arms and put them at your sides, with your palms facing the ground. Using your heels, roll the stability ball toward you as you lift your hips off the ground. When the ball is underneath your heels, roll it back in the opposite direction as you bring your body back down to the ground. Repeat 20 times, then rest and do two more sets.
Butt Squat Exercise
Perform the butt squat exercise to tighten and tone your glutes. Put a sturdy chair on the floor in front of you, then stand up straight with your back to the chair, as if you were going to sit down. Open your legs so they are at about the width of your hips. Bend at the hips like you are going to sit down, but just before your butt touches the seat of the chair, stand back up while keeping your back straight. Repeat, pressing down into your feet as you almost sit down again.
Backward Lunge Exercise
The backward lunge exercise will sculpt your lower body. Stand up straight with your feet at about the width of your hips and your hands on your hips. Take one step back with your left foot, keeping your weight on your right leg and only putting your left toe on the ground. Bend your knees so both legs make 90-degree angles and your right thigh and left calf make straight, parallel lines with the floor. Stand back up, then repeat the exercise.
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