5 Ways to Boost Your 30 Day Squat Challenge

Every woman’s goal on her journey to fitness is to lose weight and maintain curves in all the right places. Chances are if you haven’t seen the 30 Day Squat Challenge chart on Instagram or Twitter then you’ve heard about it. It’s normal to think where did the challenge even come from and more importantly, does it really work! But let’s be honest, any consistent exercise is going to yield results. But in order to get the best results, you have to remember the end goal to any exercise regimen is being fit and healthy while looking great at the same time.

So if you’re interested in doing the 30 Day Squat Challenge to boost your curves; here are five easy ways to turn the 30 day squat challenge into a full body fitness routine.

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1. Faster, Faster! – You don’t have to go at lightening quick speed. But increasing the frequency of your squats by decreasing the amount of time you take to pause in between allows the simple leg and butt workout to double as a cardio workout as well. (Cardio = Fat burning = Weight Loss)
2. Take Cardio Breaks. – If you can’t go much faster in your squats reps, that’s ok! Decide on regular intervals (every 10 or 15 squats) to take breaks and do cardio exercises. Some good ones are classic jumping jacks, knee-ups, butt-kickers or a simple jog in place. (Cardio = Fat burning = Weight Loss)
3.  Use Weights – Adding wrist weights, dumbbells or a kettle ball into the routine works the leg and butt muscles harder (because you are squating more than just your body weight) and also invites your arms to the party.
4.  Vary the type of squat that you do.  – Vary the positions of your legs and your arms to work out different muscles. Try Sumo squats to reach different areas in your glutes and thighs. And alternate between holding your hand weights directly in front of you, in the center of your chest and out to your sides.
5.  Use a body wrap – The basic purpose of a body wrap is to make you sweat more which can dangerously lead to dehydration so you need to be careful. With that being said, using wraps that allow you to breathe (bandages as opposed to plastic wrap) force you to hold your muscles tighter during your workout. By wrapping and holding your core muscles while you squat, you are also developing core and abdominal muscles in the process.

Most women view this challenge as a way to get a plump butt and fierce legs almost overnight. However, with these tips you can turn a simple 30-day butt boosting squat challenge into a fat burning, arm and ab sculpting routine.