Which exercises should I be doing for an hourglass figure?

Many women have an hourglass figure that is very large at the bust, small at the waist, and large again at the hips. Many women think that having an hourglass shape is very attractive.

If you don’t have an hourglass figure right now, don’t be alarmed. There are many exercises that you can do to get that body shape. These exercises help you gain mass in desirable places, and lose it in others.

What exercises should you be doing? You may be ready to hire a personal trainer, like the nationally certified trainers at Future Fitness, but let’s take a look at some of these exercises.

Pushups

If you have a good athletic trainer, they will probably recommend you do push ups if you want to strengthen your upper body. Push ups are extremely effective at developing larger upper bodies. They are also great for achieving an ideal shape. They increase the mass of the upper body, allowing it to look larger. 

Push Ups work many muscles in the upper body, including the chest, arms and shoulders. They can’t increase the size of the bust directly, but they can help you have a more defined look.

Lunges

Lunges are a personal trainer favorite, but they are extremely good at building a lumosity. Lunges train your core, abdominal muscles, glutes, and upper legs. When you begin to gain strength, you can add more lunges to your program. When you lunge often enough, you’ll be able to tone your legs. 

You may find lunges difficult to do at first, especially if you are not used to doing them. So, limit the sets and reps that you do for each exercise. One set of 10 to 12 lunges is plenty; keep doing that, while you develop strength and flexibility. When you start to feel good, you can increase the weight you use.

Fire Hydrants

Another good option is to use fire hydrants to strengthen your glutes and hip flexors, which are essential for developing a defined waist. 

Start at a table and place both your palms and knees on the floor. Then lift one leg straight up to the ceiling. Now bend your knee and lift your hip up towards the ceiling to make it rotate out to the side. Then slowly lower your hip down to all fours. 

Start with a couple of ten rep sets and gradually increase the reps in each subsequent session. Start with 10 reps at the start of each training session, and then increase the number of reps in each subsequent session. This movement will widen the hip area by moving your hips to the side (or up) and then slowly bring your hips back to the center (or up) again.

Squats

Standing squats are great for building muscles that cause you to look like an hourglass. Like lunges, they cause you to be larger in your quads and the muscles surrounding them. 

Do 10 to 12 sets of 30 reps each time with your bodyweight. Squat down to where your thighs meet the floor and push through your glutes to get to standing position. If you find it too easy to lift weights, you can add dumbbells.

Wrapping Up

If you continue to do the exercises that will help you develop the underlying muscles that will eventually allow you to have the shape that you want, you’ll be able to see significant changes in your body shape. When you exercise regularly, you’ll have better results, but you’ll need to avoid eating very processed foods, reduce your intake of soda, and eat more vegetables. By reducing your waistline, you will look even more attractive and be a lot bustier.

Keep your training regime between three and four times per week. If you don’t do that, you will be wasting your time. If you train less than that, the results will be slow. Anything less, the results will be slow. If you train more than that, you are putting yourself at risk of overtraining. Our trainers at Future Fitness can help you to properly train and help you to create a nutrition plan that will help you to get the results you want. Visit our website today to find out more.