Firm up your booty

We love this song to accompany our squats and lunges – the not-always-fun-but-always-effective moves to firm and tone that booty. The tempo keeps us from rushing through the movements, and the lyrics… well, the lyrics are exactly what's going through our head anyway, so we may as well hear them from someone with a better voice.

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Here are some tips and ideas for squats and lunges *

When you squat and do lunges, make sure your knees are lined up over your ankles. If that means you need to move your feet – to a wider or narrower stance for squats, or to a longer or shorter stride for lunges – then move your feet!

When you squat, stick your booty out a bit, like you're sitting down in a chair. Don't overdo it – you should still be upright – but show what's back there, you know?

Start with some squats, then turn to the left and do a bunch of lunges. Turn back to the center and do more squats, then turn to the right and do a bunch of lunges. And repeat.

Alternate wide and narrow (feet together) squats as you step-squat-step-squat-step-squat in one direction. When you run out of space (or there's a good musical break), go back the other direction.

Try curtsy-kicks. Stand with feet shoulder width apart. Move your left leg behind the right leg, and bend, as though you're doing a curtsy. When you pick up your left leg, do a side kick to the left. Repeat a bunch of times. Then do it all again on the right.

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