Look Great From Behind

<body><table dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="7%" valign="top" class="mailform"> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.fashionbrokers.com/clothingstores.htm"><img border="0" src="http://www.fashionbrokers.com/images_shopping/8.gif" alt="" width="5" height="15"></a></td> <td valign="top"> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <h1 align="center"><b><a href="../index.html"><img border="0" src="../images/fashionspotlight.jpg" width="175" height="13"></a><br> </b><font size="1">Fashion Designers, Fashion Trends,<br> Celebrity Style and Beauty Secrets.</font></h1> </td> <td rowspan="3" valign="top"> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#AC5BAB">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h1>Look Great From Behind <font size="1">by </font></h1> <p> Who's got the greatest glutes? Depends on who's asking. Some admire prominent posteriors - J.Lo, Tyra Banks, anyone? - while others opt for slimmer seats a la Nicole Kidman or Jennifer Aniston. But most of us fall into some other bum category - one where low hip-huggers are practically public health hazards. And while it would be nice to call in our perfectly toned body doubles when we're having a bad butt day (Pamela Anderson, Elizabeth Hurley, Brooke Shields and Minnie Driver have all used the same one for some of their films), booty doubles aren't in the cards for the average Jane. </p> <p> But there is hope, more than you might think. For starters, banish the notion that less butt is better butt. "Women think they don't want a big butt, but then they realize it's sexier to have hips and a nice-looking butt," says Yumi Lee, an L.A.-based Reebok University master trainer who has worked with Demi Moore and Keely Smith, Pierce Brosnan's wife-to-be. In other words a shapely, toned, well proportioned behind is what you really want. And that means two things: cleaning junk like sweets and fats out of your diet; and taking your glutes - the muscle group that defines your back end - to task. Big time.  </p> <p> Of course, if exercise and diet don't yield the results you're after there are many surgical options you can discuss with your physician. Liposuction, the best known of these body-sculpting procedures, is most effective if you're at your normal weight and have firm, elastic skin with pockets of excess fat in certain areas. People with diabetes, significant heart or lung disease or poor blood circulation are risky candidates. There are also a number of new techniques, like ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL), that can produce more precise results and quicker recovery times, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. </p> <p> So what's your best possibility for a drop-dead derriere? Before you put a down payment on a StairMaster or make a pre-op appointment for lipo, take a look at our list of the six most common cabooses and the solutions that can whip them into shape. A trophy-worthy tush could be just a few squats away. </p> <p> Apple Butt: This bottom is plump and round, with more fat concentrated around the hips.  </p> <p> Remedies: Walking or light interval training (walking and jumping rope, for example) can really help, says Lee. "Whatever you do, aim for the least amount of resistance. You want to do cardio to lean the body out, not to build," she points out. So no inclines, no StairMaster, no elliptical trainer. If you've tried diet and exercise and decided to go the surgical route, liposuction can usually provide the shape you're after. "You can get really nice contouring in the upper buttocks. But it's most important for your practitioner to keep an eye on what he's taking off as well as what he's leaving. That new shape should be more tapered-not flattened," says Bryan Forley, MD, a plastic surgeon in New York City.  </p> <p> Droopy Butt: When gravity goes wrong! This saggy, baggy butt often appears with age.  </p> <p> Remedies: Build it up, says Josh Fink, MD, a certified personal trainer and co-owner and director of Prescriptions for Fitness, a one-on-one supervised personal training facility in Chappaqua, New York. "I focus on strengthening the pelvic musculature," he says, stressing that you have to build up the muscles around your rear before you can really target your tush. For example: lie on your back and scoop your pelvis up so it is slightly raised and your glutes are contracted.  </p> <p> Lumpy Butt: This "cottage cheese" butt is home to too much cellulite.  </p> <p> Remedies: Cellulite-fatty cells trapped between layers of connective tissue and resulting in a lumpy surface-is many women's worst enemy. One of the major problems, says Gregory S. LaTrenta, MD, a plastic surgeon in New York City, is that "cellulite is something which is both inherited and developed." Cutting back on sweets and bad fats can often help, as well as consistent cardio training (30 minutes a day). Endermologie, a non-surgical procedure using a vacuum device which smoothes out irregularities in the skin, can also help wipe out those unsightly nooks and crannies.  </p> <p> Pancake Butt: You can squeeze it into tight jeans, but you can't see it when you turn sideways.  </p> <p> Remedies: "Lunges are great for this butt," says Lee, explaining that pancake butts are crying out to be built up with weight training. "You could do stationary weighted lunges or walking weighted lunges. I'd suggest doing two to three sets of 12 to 15 reps max. Once you build your butt's size, you can start toning and shaping the muscle with stationary glute squeezes without much weight at all." Surgically speaking, some women will chose to have excess fat in the flank suctioned out and grafted into the buttocks to fill them out.  </p> <p> Bubble Butt: This balloon-like bum has a life of its own.  </p> <p> Remedies: Most of the time bubble butts are genetic, says Lee. "There's not much you can do here except lengthen the muscle," she says, suggesting isometric stretching or yoga. "You want to do exercises that are going to keep it firm, but not build it." Lee recommends something she calls the pigeon stretch: Lie on your back and cross one ankle on the opposite knee. Pull that knee towards your chest and hold the position for 10 to 15 seconds. Repeat and hold the pose for 20 seconds. Then release, switch sides, and repeat.  </p> <p> Wide Butt: The mother of all butts - big, bad and a bitch to tame.  </p> <p> Remedies: Actually, a wide butt isn't all bad. It usually just means that you have strong muscles in your rear, but they're submerged under too much fat, says Fink. Nutrition and consistent gym visits are a must. When working out, concentrate on cardio to burn the fat and things like weight-free squats to shape the area. For squats, stand with legs a shoulder's width apart and bend down into a sitting position so that your knees are at a 90-degree angle. Do three sets of 20 repetitions. To maximize this exercise, squeeze at the top of the motion.  </p> <p> But the key to the success of this - or any - routine is commitment. Working out two to three times a week and cleaning up your diet are important mutually beneficial steps: the more you work out, the more energetic you'll be and therefore more likely to stick with your diet regimen, says Fink. "Stick with this program and I can help shape your butt within four months," he says. "I'm not going to make you look like Elle MacPherson if you look like Roseanne, but you will look sexier." 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