Lower Body Exercises

More exercises to work the glutes, hips and thighs to strengthen and tone the lower body. You'll find step by step instructions as well as pictures for a variety of glute, hip and thigh strength training exercises.

Learn a variety of ways to do lunges to target the glutes, hips and thighs. Variations include side lunges, elevated lunges and more.

Learn about a variety of squats for the hips, glutes and thighs, including pictures and detailed instructions.

Learn a variety of ways to do lunges from static and walking lunges to side and front lunges to work the butt, hips and thighs.

These pictures and descriptions show a variety of moves for the hamstrings including deadlifts, one-legged deadlifts, hamstring rolls and more. These exercises target the lower back, glutes and hamstrings.

This chart shows examples of how to progress from beginner exercises to moves that are a little more advanced. Once you mastered the basics, you'll be ready to move on to more challenging exercises and this workout shows you how.

Lunges are a powerful exercise, allowing you to shape and strengthen almost every muscle in the lower body –- the hips, glutes, quads, hamstring and calves. Lunges are tougher than squats because the split stance puts you in an unstable position, which challenges your balance. The stance also changes the load on your body, allowing you to work each leg more independently.

Pictures and descriptions of a variety of ways to do squats for the butt, hips and thighs.