Butt and Thigh Machines

Better equipment to spend your money on

These machines are a lot like the bicep curl machine in the way that they all play to our vanity. What are the two main areas women mention when it comes to trouble spots? Buns and thighs of course! So along come the bun and thigh machines and they rid us of saddlebags, thunder thighs and saggy bottoms forever, right? Considering they’ve been around for quite a while now it’s obviously not so simple.

Better exercises for buns and thighs

The truth is, you don’t need any fancy machines or equipment to target your glutes or your thighs, and you don’t even need free weights. You just need to know what movements work the troublesome areas and how to do them. Most of the best butt and thigh exercises have a number of variations, so you’ll never get bored like you may on a machine.

Because these two examples are compound exercises, you’ll be working more muscles and burning more calories than you ever would with a machine.

• Squats - You need exactly zero pieces of equipment to perform a squat but they are one of the most beneficial lower body exercises a woman can do. They work glutes and thighs better than any isolation move if you do them right and really focus of contracting the muscles you’re targeting.
• Lunges - These exercises are great for the lower body, and since you have to step forward or backwards your center of gravity will be constantly changing, making your stabilizer muscles work overtime to keep you balanced.
  

The bottom line

If you hate squats, can’t seem to master the balance it takes to lunge and would otherwise do nothing to work your buns and thighs, a machine might just have to do. Look for something that’s comfortable to use and good quality. The best way to find this kind of information with the huge variety of bun and thigh machines on the market is to read user reviews. And don’t bother if it costs more than $150 - that’s a complete waste of money. Want an even better idea? Muster up some willpower, buy a set of dumbbells or a stability ball and work your butt off the way nature intended.

Remember, no matter what muscle group you’re working, you’ll only see results if you put in effort. A machine isn’t going to work unless you do.