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How to Lose Weight on the Hips

byMeenakshi S.
July 9, 2019
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Hips don’t lie, sang Shakira, and they really never do! If they’ve become a repository of fat, you need to get moving.

Across the world, women are more afflicted by the problem of weight gain on the hips. The reason is simple. Women have double the amount of body fat as men, mainly to be able to carry and nourish babies. We have no control over where the fat cells decide to swell and shrink.

But studies have shown that fat cells in the lower body, the hips and thighs where women tend to put on inches, are more prone to fat storage.

Weight gain mounts as we age and it isn’t easy to lose the kilos when you are older. If you are consistently gaining weight on the hips, it is important to identify the underlying factor(s) causing the gain. For some, it could simply be lack of exercise or excess calories in the diet. But those are the easy cases. Umpteen women gain weight due to factors such as low thyroid functioning, stress, excess estrogen and other hormonal issues.

To get the weight off, you will need to try a combination of diet, cardiovascular and strengthening exercises. Special efforts will be needed to lose weight after menopause. Cut down on sugars/salt, refined flours or grains, oily and deep fried foods, packaged /processed foods and instant mixes. Include fresh fruits and vegetables 3-4 servings in your diet. Take the stairs and keep yourself active and walking throughout the day. Include uphill walking or trek once a month.

Try these exercises to get those handles off your hips and keep them off:

Clamshell:

Clamshell - Lose Weight

These exercises can help you work on balancing the muscular effort between your pelvic floor and your inner and outer thighs.

Single leg glute bridge:

Single leg glute bridge - Lose Weight

This one exercise can help sculpt and tone your butt, abs and hamstrings.

Side-step exercise:

Side-step exercise

Side step-ups activate the glutes, improve balance and total body movement.

Deadlifts:

Deadlifts

This compound exercise targets the quads, hamstrings, gluteal muscles, lower back, traps and forearms.

Side lunges with weight:

Side lunges with weight

Regularly pairing side lunges with weights can strengthen and tone muscles in your glutes, thighs and hips.

Side-stepping curtsey:

Side-stepping

A variation of the side-step, the side-stepping curtsey is a great way to tone your glutes and legs.

Tags: ClamshellDeadliftsHip exercisesSide lunges with weightSide-step exerciseSide-stepping curtseySingle leg glute bridge
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In addition to doing her Master’s in Physiotherapy from Oxford College, Bangalore, Meenakshi has done her MD in Alternative Medicine too. She is also a Certified Childbirth Educator, a Pre and Postnatal Fitness Expert and an ACSM Health and Fitness Specialist. Meenakshi attributes most lifestyle disorders to today’s sedentary way of living. She has always shared HealthifyMe’s vision of incorporating healthy habits into an individual’s existing lifestyle. “Do not think of diet and exercise as sacrifice, make it a habit and enjoy it instead,” she says, recommending small changes to ease the mind and body towards a more wholesome life.

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Comments 7

  1. Manoj kumar says:
    2 months ago

    Good

    Reply
  2. K Sanjeeva Reddy says:
    5 months ago

    Informative

    Reply
  3. Dipakkumar says:
    2 years ago

    Good

    Reply
  4. Pratibha Shetty says:
    3 years ago

    Useful article. Clam shell n stairs are easy one. It woul be helpful if you mention number of time it has to be done in one go. Also in a day how many times it can be repeated & breathing pattern during activity.

    Reply
  5. Amruta Mahamuni says:
    3 years ago

    Great post.Thanks for sharing such a nice information with us.The tips you listed about weights loss is really very nice.These tips are very useful.

    Reply
  6. Kamal says:
    5 years ago

    Very informative

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  7. Weight Loss says:
    5 years ago

    Your Weight Loss Tips Are Very Impressive, The Way You Explained With Photos Are Awesome.
    The Tips You Listed Are Very Simple And Can Be Used In Home Too.
    Thanks For The Tips.

    Reply

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