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Hip Exercises for a Curvier Booty
~ Get Your Curves! ~
Hip exercises to make your booty rounder, fuller and curvier. Information on how to build bigger, wide hips.
If you're looking to add curves to your hips, then hip exercises will not only add some curves, it will also add strength to your hip area.
Nothing says sexy, feminine, and bootylicious like a nice plump healthy butt. Some of us are blessed and others...not so much. Whatever you got from your mama, it can be changed with a few simple tips to getting a bigger, curvier booty.
The hip muscles are some of the most used muscles in our bodies. We really do take them for granted on a daily basis. Simple things like walking, running, or just to get up to answer the phone would be impossible activities without your hip muscles.
If you want nice firm curvy hips, then there are several ways to make it happen. Walking alone helps develop lean hip muscles...but include some hip exercises and watch your hips "grow".
You Gotta Work Your Gluteus Maximus
Your hip muscles are made up of the inner thigh, outer thigh, muscles in the front of your hips and the muscles on the back of your hips...your butt. Choose hip exercises that will hit your hips from all angels.
You'll need to include weights for a firmer well sculpted booty and especially if you want to add size to your hips and butt.
After an intense butt pumping workout, you need to allow those hip muscles to rest and repair. This is just as important as doing the actual workout. This goes for any other muscle in your body as well.
Work Your Butt Everyday to Speed Growth?
If you think you have to work your hips and butt everyday, hoping that will make your butt grow bigger quicker, then you're really just defeating the purpose of what you're actually trying to achieve.
You have to let your muscles rest and repair itself after putting excessive stress on them.
When you stress your muscles (which makes them grow) just keep in mind that you’re actually causing microscopic tears in them. So allowing enough time to let your muscle heal and repair is very important.
Keep In Mind: Your muscles don't actually grow when you're working them out, they grow when you're resting.
Quick Breakdown of Muscle Growth:
When you stress your muscles, your stimulating your muscles. The body begins its recovery phase after the muscles are stimulated from the workout, this is basically the recuperation phase.
Once the recuperation phase is finished, the muscles grow and become stronger. Once the recuperation phase is complete, then that's when you should stimulate that muscle again.
Let Your Muscles Recover
A good workout guideline would be to let muscles rest for 1-3 days in-between sessions. Depending on how hard you stress the muscles. If you hit it real hard, then give it a good 2-3 days.
Low reps with high weights is a good rule to follow when working to build the butt muscle.
Enough Talking, Lets Get to the Hip Exercises!
Below are 4 basic hip exercises that will hit your hips from all angles; front, back, side to side. When doing these hip exercises, aim for at least 3 sets of 8-12 reps. And remember to squeeze your butt as tight as you can during the contraction.
Lying (Outer) Thigh Lift:
Lay down on your right side and rest your head on your arm.
Bend your bottom leg (right leg) slightly, and rest the inside of your left foot on the ground.
Slowly lift your top leg (left leg) up high enough that it's comfortable, but enough that you feel a tight squeeze in your left hip.
Hold for five seconds, then slowly lower the leg down to the starting position.
Repeat 10 times, then switch sides and do the other leg.
Lying (Inner) Thigh Lift:
Lay down on your right side and rest your head on your arm.
Bend your top leg (left leg) at the knee and cross your leg over in front of your right leg, place your left foot on the floor in front of your right knee.
Keeping your bottom leg (right leg) straight, lift it about 6 inches off floor. Make sure to keep your right foot in a flexed position (basically, don't point your toes).
Hold for five seconds, then slowly lower the leg down to the starting position.
Repeat 10 times, then switch sides and do the other leg.
Straight Leg Raise:
Lay down on your back with you knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Straighten out one leg while keeping your knee as straight as possible.
Lift the straight leg about two feet off the floor and make sure not to arch your back.
Repeat 10 times, then repeat on the other leg.
Hip Bridge:
Lay down on your back with you knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Slowly lift your butt up while pushing through your heels, until your knee, hip and shoulder are in a straight line.
Squeeze your butt muscles at the top of this position.
Hold for 2 seconds and repeat.
If you still want more information on how to build wide hips, click here. Learn more on why it's sometimes hard to build your hip muscles, the best exercise to build wide hips and more!
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