Lower Body Exercises

Women performing glute kickbacks.

4 Exercises to Make Your Butt Look Bigger — No Squats Required

Bojana Galic
Man demonstrating how to do a barbell hip thrust

Want More Burn From Your Hip Thrusts? Try These Variations

Bojana Galic
Young woman in gym sporty lifestyle total resistance workout doing bulgarian split squat

Why Bulgarian Split Squats Are Better for Your Butt Than Lunges

Ashley Lauretta
Strong man doing a box jump exercise at workout gym. Male athlete using box for gym exercises

Tired of Squats? Try These 7 Lower-Body Exercises Instead

Lauren Bedosky
Man doing hip thrust exercise for glute strength

Why Hip Thrusts Are Better for Your Butt Than Squats

Ashley Lauretta
Young woman about to lift a barbell to perform deadlift variations

6 Deadlift Variations to Add to Leg Day

Jaime Osnato
woman doing glute kickbacks with a booty band on a yoga mat

The Ultimate Booty Band Workout for Your Best Butt Ever

Holly Roser
Jordan Shalhoub Doing a Plyo Box Bulgarian Split Squat

A 10-Minute Plyo Box Leg-Day Workout

Rachel Grice
Jordan Shalhoub Doing a Resistance Band Booty Workout

A 10-Minute Resistance Band Booty Workout

Rachel Grice
Woman demonstrating lunges on the beach

Take Your Booty Workout Beyond the Squat Challenge

Rachel Grice
Woman demonstrating half squat variation for the squat challenge

15 New Squat Variations for Every Fitness Level

Rachel Grice
Woman demonstrating a single-leg glute bridge on a yoga mat near the beach

3 Often-Overlooked Ways to Build a Better Butt

Rachel Grice
Woman demonstrating proper squat form for the squat challenge

7 Tips to Conquer the Squat Challenge

Rachel Grice
Daisha Graf demonstrating proper squat form for the LIVESTRONG.COM Squat Challenge

The 30-Day Squat Challenge

Rachel Grice
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How to Tone Your Hips and Thighs One Minute at a Time

Patrick Striet
Woman performing foot exercise for foot pain

How to Stop Foot Pain With 7 Easy Exercises

Lauren Bedosky
Young woman runs on beach at sunset

Filling in the Facts About Thigh Gaps

Kimberly Spector Wolf
woman doing squat exercise

Want a Better Butt? 7 Tips You Need to Know

K. Aleisha Fetters
Man box jump squat in the gym

12 Essential Squat Variations to Try

Rachel Grice
Individual training. Plus sized woman working out with personal trainer

22 New Lunges to Supercharge Leg Day

Rachel Grice
Women doing glute kickbacks to shape and tone their booty

17 Exercises to Shape and Tone Your Booty

Lisa Jey Davis
Workout Leg Exercises

The Top 15 Moves to Tone Your Glutes

Collette Stohler
indoor training pose

Squat Thrust vs. Burpee

Jolie Johnson
Man lifting weights in gym

Walking Lunges for Great Legs

Danielle Clark
Beautiful woman leg at beach

Are Frog Squats the Best Way to Work Out Your Lower Body?

Grace Bordelon
Heavy Weightlifting In Gym

How Will Your Body Look if You Only Squat and Deadlift?

Jenna Fletcher
Women with knee pain. Sport exercising injury

Recovery Time for a Knee Contusion

Beth Greenwood
Working out at the Gym

How to Do Jump Squats

Duncan Forbes
Young man training legs at gym pull machine

Exercises for a Painful Hip Due to a Pulled Muscle

Brian Connolly
Woman street dancing by graffiti mural

Exercises to Be a Better Hip Hop Dancer

Joseph McAllister
Fitness woman training on yoga mat with resistance workout exercise bands glute bridge with hip abduction at gym. Fit girl training with barbell

Exercises for Gluteal Muscular Atrophy

Henry Halse
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Which Is Better, Deadlifts or Power Cleans?

Jolie Johnson
Woman doing deadlift

Recovery From Deadlifts

Maureen Malone
Woman practicing yoga on deck

Difference Between Pelvic Tilt & Pelvic Lift

Serena Styles
Dead Butt Syndrome Exercises

Dead Butt Syndrome Exercises

Andrea Boldt
Woman with hands on her knee

What to Do if Your Leg Is Asleep

Ireland Wolfe
Fitness goals are achieved not given

The Best and Worst Exercises for Bad Hips

Sara Lindberg
Women working out in Gym

How Soon Can I Exercise After a Hip Steroid Injection?

Kay Ireland
Pregnancy, motherhood, fitness and yoga concept - pregnant woman

Good Exercises to Spread Hips for Childbirth

Lori A. Selke
Side profile of the legs of a woman standing on a weighing scale

Can Certain Foods Help You Get a Big Butt?

Angela Ogunjimi
Do the Bulgarian Split Squats Make Your Butt Bigger?

Do the Bulgarian Split Squats Make Your Butt Bigger?

Kevin Rail
Slim young healthy sports girl doing the donkey kick exercise on all fours arching back straightening leg up concept sport, fitness, lifestyle. Kneeling on the floor and raising one leg up outdoors.

Why the Donkey Kick Move Kicks Butt (Literally)

Valaer Murray
Young attractive woman in Glute Bridge pose on the bed

How to Do Glute Exercises in Bed

Lauren Bedosky
Man having leg massage

What Is Hyperextension of the Hip?

Kat Black
Denim shorts

How to Get Rid of a Big Butt to Fit Into Skinny Jeans

Nicole Carlin
Young woman Preparing for Weightlifting

Deadlift vs. Squat Muscles

Lisa Maloney
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Lung Exercises With Balloons

Rick Rockwell
Female athlete, medicine ball exercise

What Exercises Can I Do to Get Bigger, Curvier Hips?

Melissa McNamara
Two females workout in gym with barbell

Do Squats Make Your Thighs & Butt Bigger?

Kevin Rail
Pregnant woman exercising at home

How to Tone Your Butt While Pregnant

Sharin Griffin
Woman preparing to lift barbells at in a gym

What Is a Bench Squat Exercise?

Carolyn Williams
Daily workout

How Guys Get Bigger Thighs and Buttocks

Henry Halse
Calf building workout

How to Rebuild Calf Muscles After an Achilles Rupture

Carl Putman
Beautiful smiling girl running on treadmill

Can Walking on the Treadmill Tone My Legs and Butt?

Bob Haring
Woman jogging wearing ankle weights, detail

Glute Workouts with Ankle Weights

Lisa M. Wolfe
Exercise class with barbells

A Hack Squat Vs. a Back Squat

Joe Miller
The Joints & Muscles Used in Step-Ups

The Joints & Muscles Used in Step-Ups

Grey Evans
Woman athlete jumping rope on spring forest trail. woman fitness workout wellness concept.

Leg Muscle Warm-Up Exercises

Jody Braverman
How to Activate the Glutes Instead of the Hip Flexors in Squats

How to Activate the Glutes Instead of the Hip Flexors in Squats

Grey Evans
Ashva Sanchalasana

What Muscles Do Reverse Lunges Work?

Kevin Charles
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How to Do a Dumbbell Side Squat

Beth Rifkin
Woman trains squats at crossfit center

Do Squats Make Your Thighs Thinner?

Roger Cahill
Determined, muscular young woman doing squats with dumbbells in gym

Alternatives to Leg Extension Exercises

Jody Braverman
Group of people practicing sport in a gym.

Does Cycling Give You a Bigger Butt?

Jenna Morris
Man adjusting weights

What Muscles Do Hack Squats Target?

Joe Miller
Woman stretching legs on urban rooftop

Lunges for a Rounder Butt

Henry Halse
Doing squats on the steps

Do Deadlifts & Squats Increase Arm Size?

Jenna Morris
Running on treadmill

Recommended Exercises for a Pear-Shaped Body

Van Thompson
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Front Squat vs. Back Squat Training

Christopher Cascio
Woman doing exercise for her back - Lat pulldown

Alternative Exercises to Replace Pullups & Chinups

Lisa Maloney
The Advantages of Strong Glutes

The Advantages of Strong Glutes

Heather Hitchcock
Deadlifts for a Bigger Butt

Deadlifts for a Bigger Butt

Paula Quinene
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