Want to tone your Butt? Try these exercises

Yes, lunges and squats are great to shape your butt, but deadlifts can work wonders to lift your booty and scoop the sides of your thighs. The deadlift is a classic weight training exercise and like the pull-up, targets the entire back. What’s more, it works on your hamstrings and makes them flexible. 

If you find deadlift intimidating or have never done them before, here are simple rules for you to follow. Stand with your feet hip-width apart and slightly bend your knees. Make sure you keep your back straight. Lift the bar with your hands slightly lesser than shoulder width (markings on the bar will indicate where you should hold). Now raise the bar slowly till the hip level and then bring it back to your shin. Perform the move squeezing your glutes using your legs, hips and other muscles and not your arms. 

If you have already mastered deadlift, you can try these variations recommended by fitness expert Ganesh Sakpal.

Stiff leg deadlift: Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, grasp a barbell. Keep the knees slightly bent (or straight). Lower from the hips and raise the barbell. Maintain a neutral curve in your back. Squeeze through the butt and hamstrings to come back up and repeat. This move is excellent for hamstrings strength and development. Complete 10-16 repetitions of this move.

Romanian deadlift: Keep your feet wide apart. Use the same stance as regular deadlifts but don’t bend your knees. Bend from the hips, and lift the barbell slowly along the thighs without squatting. Stop raising the bar when it is below your knee caps. Hold for a second, lower slowly and come back to start position. It is excellent for hamstrings and glutes. Do two sets of 12 repetitions of the Romanian deadlift. Also, try these exercises to lose weight from your buttocks.

Keep in mind: Avoid these  moves if you have a lower back injury.

9 Sexy and Flirty ways to show a guy you like him

1. Make eye contact.

Scientists have revealed* that looking at someone is great way to flirt. But don’t look too much! Try looking at him, then looking away. Look again, then look away. Look again, then look away. Look again, then look away. Look again, then look away. If you keep doing this, he’ll fall for you.

*They haven't

2. Point your feet towards him.

We all subconsciously point our feet towards the person we’re attracted to, so make sure yours are facing the right way!

3. Point your arms at him.

The more body parts you point at him, the more likely he is to know you’re interested.

4. Dilate your pupils.

Everyone knows dilated pupils mean you’re attracted to someone. Spend time in a dark room, then emerge with your eyes closed and run towards your crush. Open your eyes at the last minute and look intensely at him. Irresistible!

5. Smile!

Draw his eyes to your mouth by baring your teeth in a beautiful grin. Baring your teeth is a primitive fear response in mammals, which signals you are non-threatening to him.

6. Take it one step further and show him a peek of your tongue.

Tongues are very sexual.

7. Say his name.

Hearing someone say your name is a great aphrodisiac, so drop it at every opportunity.

Really linger over the sound of it. Draw it out. Use your most sultry, sexy, and husky voice.

He will not be able to resist you.

8. Touch him – but make it look like an accident!

Touching someone is a clear indicator you're attracted to them. But you don't want to seem too eager! Find an excuse to brush against him, then feel that sweet electricity flow between you.

9. Congratulations! He just asked you out.

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Now go and live happily ever after <3 <3 <3

How to give your woman a massage that will leave her begging for more

Give your partner this 10-minute rub down and you will be rewarded with a happy woman in your arms.

Enjoying great sex is all about setting the right mood for it. Massaging with those sensuous touches releases hormones that boost the sex drive tremendously. The smooth texture of the oil, be it sweet almond oil or sensual oils like spearmint, honey massage oils and creams give a great sense of pampering and are a turn-on at the same time. Sexy isn’t it? Now think of you giving the massage touching the erotic curves and silky skin of a woman’s body. Here’s how you can massage her body and keep her begging for more.

1. To begin, have her lie face-down on a towel and dim the lights. Set a few candles to set the mood. Then squeeze some essential oil onto your palms and rub your palms together to warm the oil. Almond oil can be the best option as it allows your hand to slide smoothly. 

2. Start with the shoulders and then move on to the base of the neck and down to the arms. You can also gently squeeze her skin between your thumb and fingers. Then return your hands to her neck and slowly work your way down to her back making smooth circular motions. Massage with the heels of your hands at the side of her spine.

3. Then move on to her buttocks. The buttocks are a highly erotic area, and your very sensuous massage can be a perfect romantic foreplay. Just place your palms on her mounds and massage in circular motions. Slowly increase the pressure while you create a roll of skin with your thumb and push it up.

4. She will be delighted when you stroke her thighs and calves and caress them with your fingers. For a leg massage, have her lie on her back and gently massage her knee cap.

5. If you start with massaging the chest, it can make her feel ready for some love making so keep it for the last. Start stroking slowly and then build up more pressure. Rub her breasts while bringing them together and finish off with the nipples.

TV Beauties that rocked the bikini

It might be monsoons right now but a bevy of beauties from TV have raised temperatures. Check them out!

Not long ago, TV actresses preferred to dress by their onscreen image. However, that is slowly changing and here is proof. In the past six months, we have seen a number of our TV divas in bikinis. The gals have flaunted their hot bodies/vacation pictures with elan. Check out these beauteous babes and tell us whom you found the sexiest!

Sonarika Bhadoria
The lady has moved on from TV to films down South but people still identify her as Parvati. When she posted a snap in a red bikini top and floral sarong chilling on the pristine beaches on the Maldives, she faced a lot of hate mail. People were aghast at how a ‘divine figure’ could pose in a swimsuit. The lady replied them tersely and rightly so.

Mouni Roy
She has millions of followers on Instagram courtesy her gorgeous pictures with her style game bang on. A few days after Sonarika’s controversy, Mouni posted snaps of her Goa holiday. The lady looks cute in the swimsuit that she has matched with a friend. Talk about co-ordination!

Nia Sharma
Voted as one of the sexiest Asian Women on the planet by her followers, Nia Sharma is a total stunner. The lady is not afraid to flaunt her hot body in the most risky outfits. On her recent Dubai break, she posed in a hot pink Victoria’s Secrets bikini and a pale powder blue one-piece swimsuit. Sassy, confident and stylish, Nia rocked the bikini and how!

Jasmin Bhasin
Now, this swimsuit outing really surprised us. We know Jasmin as the drop dead gorgeous Twinkle from Tashan E Ishq but the gal made our jaws drop with her stunning snaps from her Bali holiday. She has flaunted the bikini (black, blue and pink) with aplomb and posted some truly aesthetic and fun pictures. Way to go, girl!

Natasa Stankovic
Remember Natasa Stankovic from Bigg Boss? The Serbian beauty was also seen in the video DJ Wale Babu. The lovely gal has posted bikini pictures from a lovely holiday in Greece and we are totally flat. With the lovely tresses, sun-kissed body and happy smile, she is looking every inch a tropical diva.

Anita Hassanandani
If it’s Maldives, there has to be a bikini. This is the mantra Anita Hassanandani swears by. Check out this bikini picture with her cute husband in Prisma. We were floored in her cute pink avatar in her Bali vacay but this one’s hotter.

Love can improve your overall health says recent study

Those who have been in love can tell you how good it feels. But the benefits of love are many than just the feel good factor. For those entering adulthood, the quality of your romantic life can affect your health, according to a recent study. The University at Buffalo-led research team found that high-quality relationships are associated with better physical and mental health.

Researcher Ashley Barr said that health benefits begin to accrue relatively quickly with high-quality relationships and supportive contexts, adding ‘And then we see detrimental effects from low-quality relationships – particularly, those low-quality relationships that last a long time.’ Over the last few decades, the transition into adulthood has been extended, according to Barr. 

Younger people today are waiting longer to get married than those in previous generations and they’re waiting longer to finish school. During this period, they’re moving in and out of relationships. Using the Iowa Youth and Families Project, a sample of all-white youth coming from two-parent, married families in rural Iowa, Barr said that about one-third of the sample experienced relatively large changes in their relationships over a two-year period.

‘We took into account satisfaction, partner hostility, questions about criticism, support, kindness, affection and commitment,’ said Barr. ‘We also asked about how partners behave outside of the relationship. Do they engage in deviant behaviors? Is there general anti-sociality?’ Barr noted that the longer people are in high-quality relationships, or the faster they get out of low-quality relationships, the better their health.

True Story: This Job Requires Expertise in Sex and Marijuana

The Cannabist - The Denver Post's marijuana news site - is hiring a sex columnist. As the editor of a news website, I thought this was a ruse till a friend  send me the link. Yes, it is a job post -'Now hiring: Sex columnist, with weed focus (apply by Oct. 1)'

Their tweet says (and my college-self agrees) - this is a dream job.

Here is what the job requires - 'This is a paid freelance position, and our ideal candidate will truly put him or herself out there. These sex and relationship columns will be a place to speak frankly and intelligently about intimacy and cannabis - a space deserving of such attention, more now than ever.'

The only hitch - none of the anonymous stuff works here. This job requires the right candidate to "write about sex and marijuana publicly under your given name."

Colorado's legal marijuana dispensaries have been to selling weed to adults since January this year - and the Cannabist covers all things marijuana.  

As their editor Ricardo Baca says ' The world is changing rapidly, and so are the ways we live (and love) with marijuana.'