They say abs are made in the kitchen. BUTT what is made in the gym? 🤔🍑

You guessed it! Your booty! 

Glutes are a vital muscle group that affects a lot more than you might realize. While it’s nice to feel good in your favorite pair of shorts or leggings, there’s actually a lot of research behind the importance of a strong back side. There are TONS of great (and important!) health benefits to strengthening your glutes.

VIP members will enjoy an entire month focusing on strengthening glutes! That’s right! Throughout the month of July, we’ll be delivering glute-focused bonus content on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to our VIP members. We’ll be focused on getting STRONG in our lower bodies, staying CONNECTED to our power source and REFOCUSING on the nutrition we need. 

Here are 5 reasons why it is important for you to strengthen your glutes:

1. Glutes are the strongest muscle group in your body - Your glutes are made up of the maximus, minimus, and medius and are responsible for the movement of the hips and thighs. It’s important to incorporate exercises that target each area of your glutes, as they all have a different purpose. Here’s the breakdown of each muscle group: 

   1. Gluteus Maximus - This is the largest muscle in your glutes. It is responsible for extending and rotating the hip joint. It also creates the power when you walk, run, jump or squat.

   2. Gluteus Minimus - This is the smallest muscle in your glutes and is responsible for abducting (moving outward) and externally rotating the hips.

   3. Gluteus Medius - This muscle sits under the gluteus maximus and helps externally rotate your leg when it is extended behind you and internally rotate when your leg is in front. This muscle is your main “side stepping” muscle. 

2. Strong glutes help protect against injury - Glutes are the main support for your lower back. If your glutes aren’t strong, your body will find other muscles to do the job of the glutes. Oftentimes, that means the lower back tries to come in and do the work (which we do NOT want!). Glutes that aren’t performing properly can cause negative effects on your knees, back, hamstrings, and groin—making it more likely to pull a muscle or injure yourself while working out. 

3. Strong glutes can help improve posture - When your glutes are weak, it can often lead to issues with poor posture. Are you wondering how strong glutes and good posture are connected? Here’s the 4-1-1: If your glutes are not properly toned, your latissimus dorsi (AKA lats, the broadest muscle group of your back) overcompensates, pulling your torso and shoulders out of alignment. Your pelvis can also be pulled out of alignment if your hip flexors are stronger than your glutes. Both of these can lead to poor posture and back pain. 

4. Strong glutes help enhance athletic performance during workouts - Strong glutes are so important to every workout you do. Think about it, how much during a FASTer Way workout do we accelerate, change directions, jump, or need explosive power? Strong glutes help us excel in our workouts. 

5. Strong glutes are the powersource for daily activities - If you think about it, we need our glutes for A LOT of different daily activities! Walking up and down the stairs, carrying groceries in the house, picking up heavy boxes, completing your FASTer Way workout, carrying your kiddos, standing, walking - the list goes on and on! We need our glutes to be strong and steady so we can complete everyday tasks with ease while helping to keep the rest of our body in alignment!

If you’re ready to get STRONG and CONNECTED to your lower body, we’ve got news for you! There’s still time to join our VIP Membership and gain access to all our bonus booty content. But it doesn’t just stop here. We roll out new challenges for our VIP members EVERY MONTH! If you want in, click the button below to get started today!

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