Tone Your Tush Without Taking A Single Step!

By BR Kellie

Kellie Confession:  I hate exercising. I am not one of those folk you see running about with a glorious smile on their dial. I do not spin my way into an adrenaline hitting high. I see bike riding as a form of torture. And I bunged my knee doing aerobics, which was the only exercise I could get on board with, because it was more akin to pulling random dance shapes, but since bunging it, yeah nah. I’ll happily meander around for two hours, but run, skip, cycle or hop for two hours? Nope. Unfortunately that means one does not enjoy the benefits of regular exercise, such as toned muscles and… well… that’s the only benefit I can come up with. So of course I’ve had a wee look into the beauty realm to see what lotions and potions one can apply to try and tone one’s tush (and the rest of the bod) without going to too much effort.

Great looking skin for many starts with getting your scrub on, and body scrubs bring with them a wealth of benefits, such as improving circulation, nourishing the skin, removing skanky skin cells, and some people claim they can even diminish the appearance of cellulite and stretch marks. What’s not to love? Coffee scrubs are well loved, as are sea salt scrubs. My pick? Buddy Scrub’s Green Tea Body Scrub, containing sea salt, sugar, green tea, coconut oil, and lots more goodies, is a divine way to rev up your skin.

Once you’ve rubbed and scrubbed your way to smoothness it’s time to further nourish your skin with skin-toning moisturisers and oils.

One firming product that gets the royal nod of approval from our very own Queenie is Clarins Firming Tonic. Not only does it smell amazing (and no wonder since it contains Rosemary, Geranium, and Mint), but when applied to damp skin it works to firm, tone and improve elasticity. They even recommend it for those who are pregnant or for those embarking on a weight loss regime.

If you’re looking for a quicker way to improve your skin’s elasticity (because it’s recommended that the Clarins Firming Tonic is applied to damp skin, rubbed in, then washed off, which can be a bit on the lengthy side for those time short) there are a range of creams you can try, including Trilogy’s Firming Body Lotion, which contains the delightful scents of lavender, frankincense, and rose geranium, with the formula working to firm your skin. 

If you really want to splash out, then Linden Leaves Gold Body Lotion could be your holy grail. It contains natural red rice extract, which is said to increase collagen synthesis, resulting in improved skin tone and elasticity.

Let’s be honest, and yes, I have to be honest with myself, sometimes in life you do have to take your bum off the couch if you want to get yourself a toned tush, but sometimes the motivation is lacking, which is why it’s great to know there are products out there that can help you out until you pull that motivation out from under the couch seat and get your a into g.

So are you a fan of toning your bod the old fashioned sweaty way? Or are you a fan of lotioning and potioning it up? What products do you swear by?  Chat away…