I'm not sure if it is coincidence, but last Friday I posted this tip about lunges and this week I'm working with my mom to incorporate that exact move into her strength training routine.
I chose lunges (among other exercises) for my mom to help treat her gluteus medius tendinosis. GMT is an inflammation of the tendons in the gluteus medius which is brought on by excessive running / race training. Like most avid runners, my mom had let her strength training fall to the wayside as she focused her attention on pounding the pavement. Such a decision (literally) became a "pain in her butt!"
In an effort to build up her booty, my mom has rearranged her fitness routine to include not just running, but biking and yoga. She has also begun to incorporate these 3 hip abduction exercises into her strength training sessions:
1. Lunges
2. Side-lying Hip Abductions
3. Clams
These changes and additions to my mom's workouts will strengthen her gluteus medius and leave my brother and I as her only "pain(s) in the butt."
((Photo Source: http://pilatesmastery.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/clams-the-ultimate-pilates-butt-exercise/))
I chose lunges (among other exercises) for my mom to help treat her gluteus medius tendinosis. GMT is an inflammation of the tendons in the gluteus medius which is brought on by excessive running / race training. Like most avid runners, my mom had let her strength training fall to the wayside as she focused her attention on pounding the pavement. Such a decision (literally) became a "pain in her butt!"
In an effort to build up her booty, my mom has rearranged her fitness routine to include not just running, but biking and yoga. She has also begun to incorporate these 3 hip abduction exercises into her strength training sessions:
1. Lunges
2. Side-lying Hip Abductions
3. Clams
These changes and additions to my mom's workouts will strengthen her gluteus medius and leave my brother and I as her only "pain(s) in the butt."
((Photo Source: http://pilatesmastery.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/clams-the-ultimate-pilates-butt-exercise/))
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