Have you been working hard to lose weight? If so, you are probably seeing positive results and feeling better about your body. Toning exercises help you get in shape after weight loss so you can look and feel your best. An obvious (and visible) benefit of having toned thighs is how they make your legs look beautiful. Just as important, if not more so, is how having increased thigh strength protects the health of your knees, hips and lower back muscles. Having stronger thighs also reduces the risk of injuries to your knee and hip joints.

You have worked hard to look good in those skinny jeans, so keep your rear in gear - literally. These simple exercises will help tighten and strengthen your glutes. The advantages to having toned glutes goes beyond looking better physically. Other benefits include reduced stress on your lower back and knees and improved posture. Are you ready to get started?

What does stretching your muscles have to do with weight loss? Have you ever had a sore muscle and attempted to stretch it only to feel even more soreness? Have you ever had a massage and had the masseuse focus on one area and work it until it loosened? The reason for the soreness is because the muscle is torn, knotted and excited. Not excited like you and I may traditionally think about excitement, but muscle excitation is where the neurons in your muscle are continually sending out messages to keep the muscle under tension. This happens when a muscle is sore or over-worked as a protective measure to avoid over stretching or straining of the muscle.

90 degree Ball squats This is exercise allows you to do a full squat with 90 degree knee flexion while the ball is supporting a % of your weight. It allows for perfect form even for these with knee stability issues. Items needed: Physio Ball A wall Begin this exercise by standing near a wall with the Physio ball placed half on your rear-end and half on your lower back. Lean against the ball so that it is supporting your weight and shift your feet out in front of you so that when you squat your knee angle is 90 degrees and your knees do not go out past your toes. Perform 15-20 repetitions with your arms straight up and toes pointed straight forward, repeat this exercise for 3 sets.

The next process is stabilization and muscular endurance... these exercises will reflect that. I have pictures. Single Leg Touchdowns Starting Blocks Both of these exercises require nothing more than your own body. Single Leg Touchdowns focus on stabilization of the lower core, hips, knees, and ankles and will improve overall balance. The starting blocks exercise increases mobility of the hips, works the quadriceps & Gluts and increases your heart rate while improving the lower balance, muscular endurance and stabilization.

The presence of fat in your body helps your body store fat that adds insulation for heat, and adds a layer of shock absorption. Your percentage of body fat, which you should have to be healthy, should include 25 % to 39 % for a male and for a female, it should be 18 % to 23 %. If you are a male and have a body index above 30 or a female with a factor 25, then you are considered obese.