During an interview the other day, a reporter asked Kathy Smith what her all-time favorite exercise moves were. As she started to name a few of her favorites, she realized most were about working the glutes. After all, it does feel great to have a nice rear end view in a pair of jeans. Here are 5 of Kathy’s favorite moves to achieve a toned derriere!

Weight training not only helps you keep your muscles and bones strong as you age, but it can also help you to literally change the neuronal patterns in your brain-altering your brain to increase confidence and self-esteem. You just need 2 40 minute sessions a week! Be sure the weights are heavy enough to fatigue your muscles near the end of your repetitions. Make sure to use 5 lbs or more for most exercises.

Stopped by The Crazy Suburban today and she gave me the idea to go retro for the day. So, I took a look around the web for some retro fitness photos and came up with this one. Can you believe people actually used to dress this way? I was not big into aerobics in the 80’s, but I did where some of these outfits for dance rehearsals. What were we thinking? Got a retro post, comment and link.

I’ve decided to hunt the web for other great health and fitness related giveaways. Today, I found a great one on one of my favorite sites. Check out MizFitOnline.com where you can win a great HD video camera to work on your 10-10-10 plan. This is a plan for the next 10 minutes, 10 Days and 10 years of your life. How would this camera help you to reach your goals? Tell MiZFit and WIN!

When you workout you expend energy, which eats up your body’s nutrients. You need to replenish those nutrients as soon as you workout. Within forty-five minutes after a workout consisting of weight training and cardiovascular training you need to eat a meal. Find out more in this short article.