Get great glutes with these butt workouts
Too big, too small, too saggy or too jiggly? Few people are content with the size or shape of their buttocks, and spend many hours in the gym tightening, firming and defining their butts. Whatever your beef with your butt, Virgin Active’s fitness programmes will help you to tone it up and get the shape you want! 

Using our state-of-the-art gym equipment, you can develop an effective butt workout that targets your glutes while boosting your health and fitness levels. Some of the most effective butt exercises include:

• Running: Running burns calories whilst helping to sculpt your butt. Add a few hills and you maximise your workout – and your results. So jump on a treadmill and increase that incline!
   
• Cycling: Cycling is a great way to tone your butt, and it gives you a great cardio workout at the same time. Make use of our gyms’ stationary bicycles, or better yet, head to an indoor cycling class for a high-energy spinning workout to suit any fitness level.
   
• Squats: Squats are one of the most effective types of exercise for targeting the butt, thigh and hip areas. There are many varieties of squats, so ask your personal trainer to help you find the one that best targets your butt area. Add dumbbells to the routine to increase the impact of the workout.
   
• Step-ups: Our gyms’ elliptical trainers offer the ideal platform for step-ups, which don’t only target the glutes but also work the thighs, calves and hamstrings. Sure it burns, but that’s how you know it’s working!
   
• Walking: Like running, walking is an excellent way to enhance your health and fitness levels while toning the body. Set your treadmill at a brisk pace and, if you can manage it, add an incline. Now hit those hills for a rock-hard butt!

The great thing about butt workouts is that you can do them even when you’re not at the gym. Completing a few sets of squats or step-ups (using stairs or a raised platform) whilst watching TV is a quick, easy way of boosting your fitness programme and burning calories when you’re not at the gym. Going on holiday? Why not explore your new surroundings with a brisk walk or a run through the area? Just make sure it’s safe to do so before you set out.

Visit your nearest Virgin Active Health Club today and speak to a personal trainer about devising a fitness programme that targets your butt – and you could go from flab to fab in a matter of weeks!