Hi lovely! It will still depend on the types of exercises that are included in your Aerobic class. If they are only light-intensity bodyweight workouts then it should be okay. To answer your other question, the workouts included in the program will help tone your muscles but it won’t necessarily make it bigger. the donkey kicks will help tone and perk up your bottom. If you want, you can skip this workout and repeat one of the exercises. :) If you have any other questions, your can reach out to us at info@rachaelattard.com

Additionally, I’d like to ask, if booty-targeting exercises like donkey kicks of your program should be avoided in case of not wanting to have a huge booty when having a genetic predisposition to building a lot of muscle in this area?

Thanks :)

Hi lovely,

This really depends on what type of dancing you are doing and how much you’re doing. If you’re dancing for really long periods every day, then your legs may increase in size, regardless of what dancing you’re doing. Overusing your leg muscles can cause bulkiness.
If your style of dance requires lots of jumping and moving from sitting to standing, or barre then it may cause bulkiness. But again, this depends on your body type too. :)

thank you very much for your useful posts. I like your opinions and appreciate you share your knowledge! I have had so much issues with bulking up from various sports and as for my work I need a lean body, it is a big trouble.

What do you think please of ballet ? the class I go to consists of traditional barre and dance on the floor or a combination of a stretch and the barre. The barre usually has about 3 squats but other than that it is mostly legs kicking. I wonder about your thoughts.

Thank you very much.

Hi lovely,

Thanks for reaching out! :)

If your legs get bulky easily and you want to avoid building more muscle, the best exercises to avoid are those where you can feel your quads burning. This includes squats, deadlifts, lunges, and overdoing it on the HIIT exercises including burpees, jump lunges, jump squats, and box jumps. Following the right type of exercises and diet for your body type will definitely help. Feel free to take Rachael’s body type quiz and email the results to info@rachaelattard.com so we can give some general guidelines. :)