1. Donkey Kick
Donkey kicks are a great exercise for targeting your glutes and improving balance. To perform a donkey kick:
- Start on all fours with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.
- Engage your core and lift one leg up, keeping your knee bent at a 90-degree angle.
- Squeeze your glutes at the top and then lower your leg back down.
- Repeat for 3 sets of 12-15 reps on each leg.
2. Glute Bridges
Glute bridges are a great exercise for targeting your glutes and hamstrings. To perform a glute bridge:
- Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
- Engage your core and squeeze your glutes as you lift your hips off the ground.
- Hold for a few seconds at the top and then lower back down.
- Repeat for 3 sets of 12-15 reps.
3. Clamshell
Clamshells are a simple yet effective exercise for targeting your glutes and outer thighs. To perform this exercise:
- Lie on your side with your knees bent and feet together.
- Place a resistance band just above your knees.
- Keeping your feet together, lift your top knee as high as you can without rotating your hips.
- Slowly lower your knee back down.
- Repeat for 3 sets of 12-15 reps on each side.
4. Fire Hydrants
Fire hydrants are another great exercise for targeting your glutes and improving balance. To perform a fire hydrant:
- Start on all fours with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.
- Engage your core and lift one leg out to the side, keeping your knee bent at a 90-degree angle.
- Squeeze your glutes at the top and then lower your leg back down.
- Repeat for 3 sets of 12-15 reps on each leg.
5. Leg lifts with knee
This a great glute exercises for targeting your butt, quads, and thigts. To perform:
- Lie on your right side with your right knee bent so that your foot is behind you.
- Lift your head with your right hand and place your left hand on your left hip.
- Lean on the toes of your left foot and extend your left leg to form a straight line with your body.
- Keeping your hips sideways, lift your left leg toward the ceiling, then bend your knee and bring it up to your abdomen.
- Extend the leg up and then lower it with control to return to the starting position. You have one repetition.
- Continue for 30 seconds and then repeat on other side.
- Do 15 reps and then switch to the other leg.
6. Glute Bridges with Marching
Glute bridges with marching are a great exercise for targeting your glutes and improving hip stability. To perform this exercise:
- Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
- Place a resistance band just above your knees.
- Engage your core and squeeze your glutes as you lift your hips off the ground.
- While keeping your hips lifted, lift one foot off the ground and bring your knee towards your chest.
- Slowly lower your foot back down.
- Repeat on the other side.
- Continue alternating for 3 sets of 12-15 reps on each side.
7- Scissors
- Lie on your back with your hands under your hips and palms facing down. Keep your feet in the air and straight.
- Keeping both legs as straight as possible, tighten your abdomen as you slowly lower your right leg toward the bed until it is parallel to the surface of the bed.
- Without touching the bed to rest, bring the leg back up to the starting position. Repeat with the opposite leg to complete one repetition.
- Do 20 repetitions.