motd Sat Feb 4, 2012

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DERRIERE DESPAIR

Saturday, 04 February 2012

Do I even have to tell you? For women

especially, it's that one part of their bodies just

about every-body wishes they could change.

I'm talking about our behinds. Oh, go ahead and admit

it, every lady wishes for a behind like J-Lo! But, as

we all know, no two bodies are alike and there're just

as many different-shaped behinds in the world as there

are, well...people! But come on, don't

despair...about your derriere. First

of all, I want you to understand it better.

Your behind, your

glutes, are made up of three main muscles: the

maximus, which is the biggest part of your behind;

your medius, near the top of your hips; and the

minimus, which is tucked between the first two muscles

I mentioned.

Oh, sure...the gluteus maximus gets most of the

attention. It's that part of the behind that gets men

to turn their heads when a shapely lady walks by. But

it's the other two parts of your behind that do the

really important job for your body. They stabalize

your pelvis when you walk and help maintain your

balance. Without them doing their job, you'd tilt

from side-to-side, like you'd had a martini, or two,

too many! LOL.

Okay, raise your hands if you'd like to change the

shape of your own derriere. Oh, my goodness, that many of you!?

LOL. Now hear this: Up to 70% of the shape of your

body is determined by genetics. The other 30%? Well,

it would be influenced by things like nutrition, your

posture, the amount of sleep you get and, (you knew

this was coming), how much exercise

time you

put in!

I don't believe so much in "spot" reducing, that

is, changing the shape of one

particular part of

your body. But you can change

the shape of your entire body, over

time. Wanna tighten up the shape of your rear end?

Well, here's where you begin.

If you're overweight, the surest bet is to lose some

weight...first. Follow a low-calorie food

plan and make exercise your rear-end's new best

friend. A good cardio workout will be essential to

reducing the size of your backside and your entire

body for that matter. This mix of eating right,

cardio and toning workouts will help nicely shape that

tush of yours.

You may not end up with a derriere like Beyonce's.

But...don't despair because, hey,

you can tighten up

that deriere and look absolutely fabulous in those

jeans of yours, baby. No "butts"

about it!

Love,