Lower Body Exercises

By Lauren Del Turco
woman outside doing squat variations with a medicine ball, barbell and kettlebell
The 30 Best Squat Variations for Every Exerciser and Piece of Equipment
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By Lauren Bedosky
a man and woman doing box jump exercises outside at sunset
How to Do a Box Jump Safely and Effectively
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By Amy Marturana Winderl, CPT
trainer Jason Park demos how to do hip thrusts with a barbell
How to Do Hip Thrusts With Perfect Form
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By Bojana Galic
Fit black couple doing air squats, a beginner glute exercise, together in their living room
The 6 Best Glute Exercises for Beginners, According to a Trainer
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By Amy Marturana Winderl, CPT
Asian woman doing a barbell hip thrust at the gym
Hip Thrusts Are the Best Exercise to Build Your Glutes, According to Trainers
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By Bojana Galic
close-up of the legs of a woman doing the lateral band as a glute medius exercise
How to Do the Lateral Band Walk for Stronger Side Glutes
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By Amy Marturana Winderl, CPT
caucasian woman doing a sumo barbell deadlift as one of the best glute exercises in a gym with windows
The 32 Best Glute Exercises for Every Piece of Equipment
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By Rachel Grice
woman on the floor of her bedroom doing a glute bridge with heels raised
These 2 Glute Bridge Variations Help Prevent Shin Splints
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
trainer Pete McCall doing a dumbbell glute bridge with a mini band
Want to Age Well? Do This Hip Exercise Every Week
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
African American male trainer training senior women with resistance band standing glute exercises
The 8 Best Standing Glute Exercises for Older Adults
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By Bojana Galic
closeup of people doing the shrimp squat exercise
How to Do the Shrimp Squat for Advanced Strength, Balance and Mobility
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By Bojana Galic
illustration of the leg extension exercise with a resistance band around the ankles
How to Do Leg Extensions to Build Strong, Sculpted Quads
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
illustration of a woman doing a curtsy lunge on a blue background
The Lunge Variation Trainers Want You to Avoid
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By Bojana Galic
Woman doing squats
Get More Burn From Your At-Home Glute Workouts With These 3 Supersets
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By Rachel Grice
Woman doing step-ups during 4-week legs challenge at home
Build Lower-Body Strength and Stamina With the 4-Week Legs Challenge
Fitness
By Aubrey Bailey
Sporty woman doing box jumps in gym. Sportwoman jumping on wooden box on health gym club.
Can’t Do a Box Jump? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By D'Annette Stephens, ISSA-CPT
young caucasian man setting up a barbell for a landmine leg workout in the gym.
A 20-Minute Landmine Workout That Sculpts Your Butt and Legs
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Fit Woman Doing the Side Lunge Exercise
8 Side Lunge Mistakes That Make the Move Ineffective (and Potentially Painful)
Fitness
By Kim Grundy, PT
Couple exercising together at home.
This Small Change During Squats Will Help Protect Your Knees From Injury
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
caucasian woman doing a barbell hip thrust exercise with a foam pad
5 Hip Thrust Mistakes Making Your Butt Workouts Less Effective
Fitness
By Richard Adefioye
young adult sporty woman doing a squat jump, a glute combination exercise on a concrete staircase outside
The Best 2-In-1 Glute Exercises to Build Your Butt and Burn Calories
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By Bojana Galic
women doing bulgarian split squats on outdoor stairs
4 Mistakes Making Your Bulgarian Split Squats Way Less Effective — and Potentially Painful
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
young caucasian woman doing a glute bridge with hamstring curl in her living room
This Advanced Glute Bridge Variation Sculpts Your Butt and Hamstrings
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By Bojana Galic
woman performing a the banded clamshell exercise in bedroom with laptop
How to Do the Clamshell Exercise to Sculpt Strong, Well-Rounded Glutes
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By Bojana Galic
Muscular man standing with one leg on bin.
Finally Tackle the Pistol Squat With These 5 Leg Exercises
Fitness
By Lauren Bedosky
Woman doing a wall sit during her at-home workout with an iPad
How Long Do You Really Need to Hold a Wall Sit?
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By Bojana Galic
Young adult woman practicing a deep yoga squat in garland position
The 5 Best Mobility Moves to Deepen Your Squat — Glute Gains Guaranteed
Fitness
By Kim Grundy, PT
Happy male athlete exercising lunges on the city street.
How Low Do You Really Need to Lunge?
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman doing a side lunge with a single dumbbell during a side butt workout at the gym
This 20-Minute Dumbbell Side Butt Workout Guarantees Well-Rounded Glutes
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By Bojana Galic
Woman performing sumo squat with dumbbell.
The 6 Hardest Hamstring Exercises You Can Do With One Dumbbell
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By Bojana Galic
young woman doing a glute bridge workout at home
This 20-Minute Glute-Bridge Workout Will Build Your Butt — and Entire Body
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By Tiffany Ayuda
fit woman doing a barbell hip thrust on a purple yoga mat and step
Hip Thrusts vs. Deadlifts: Which One Is Better for Stronger Glutes?
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By Jaime Osnato
man doing a bodyweight sumo squat exercise on a yoga mat
How to Do a Sumo Squat Perfectly Every Single Time
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By Jaime Osnato
Healthy young sportswoman doing the donkey kick exercise on all fours arching back straightening leg up outdoors. Concept sport, fitness, lifestyle
9 Donkey Kick Mistakes That Make Butt Workouts Less Effective
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By Jaime Osnato
Woman doing a dumbbell squat to strengthen her glutes at the gym
The Only 5 Dumbbell Exercises You Need for a Stronger Butt
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By Bojana Galic
woman doing dumbbell squats on a purple yoga mat in her living room
Build Stronger Glutes With This 20-Minute Drop-Set Dumbbell Workout
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By Jaime Osnato
Young sporty man having sports training with dumbbells at home
The 5 Hardest Glute Exercises You Can Do at Home With a Single Dumbbell
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By Lauren Bedosky
Friends wearing a mask while exercising together at home doing jump squats
Struggling With Jump Squats? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman doing iso squat holds with a resistance band on a pier
Challenge Your Lower-Body Endurance and Strength With This 20-Minute Isometric Glute Workout
Fitness
By D'Annette Stephens, ISSA-CPT
Athletic woman doing kettlebell overhead squats in her living room at home
This 20-Minute Kettlebell Ladder Workout Will Give Your Legs and Butt the Ultimate Burn
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Asian man doing exercise at home while watching online video instruction on laptop, indoor home workout, keep healthy on new normal lifestyle, squat lunges
This 20-Minute Lunge Workout Will Torch Fat and Sculpt Your Legs
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Full length side view of women doing step-ups on picnic bench
Can't Do a Step-Up? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
woman doing glute bridge exercise on a light blue rug in her living room
7 Glute Bridge Mistakes That Make Butt Workouts Less Effective
Fitness
By Sara Lindberg
Fitness Woman Doing Glute Kickbacks During a Butt Workout
Try the 10x10 Butt Workout to Sculpt Your Glutes in Minutes
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By Bojana Galic
Woman performing rotating lunge with medicine ball.
This Modifiable Lunge Variation Works Your Butt, Abs and Balance at the Same Time
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Woman in pink tank top doing stretches for foot pain in bed
The 5 Best Stretches to Do When You Wake Up With Foot Pain
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman performing Bulgarian split squat at home.
Want More Burn From Your Bulgarian Split Squats? Try These 5 Variations
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By Bojana Galic
Man squatting while holding hands behind head
The One Squat Variation Your Legs and Abs Have Been Missing
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman doing a glute workout with a towel
All You Need for This 20-Minute Fiery Glute Workout Is a Towel
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Woman doing lunges outside to fix glute imbalance
A 10-Second Test to Tell if Your Glutes Are Uneven (and 3 Exercises to Fix an Imbalance)
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By Bojana Galic
Woman doing a squat workout in park
This 20-Minute Squat Workout Will Take Everything Your Glutes Have Got
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By Bojana Galic
Strong woman training with weights in gym
6 Hip Extension Exercises to Tighten and Lift Your Glutes
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By Bojana Galic
Female athlete doing lunges with kettlebells
Squats vs. Lunges: Which One Is the Better Leg Exercise?
Fitness
By Gabrielle Kassel
A young woman doing a front squat in her back yard
The Only 5 Barbell Exercises You Need for a Stronger Butt
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By Jaime Osnato
Front view of a fit woman doing side lunges near the river.
4 Hip Abductor Exercises That Are a Waste of Time — and 6 to Do Instead
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By Bojana Galic
Woman performing overhead squat with barbell in her garage.
Struggling With Your Overhead Squat? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Man Exercising With Kettlebells, cross training Concept
The Only 4 Kettlebell Exercises You Need for Toned Legs
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman doing a single-leg squat at home
5 of the Hardest Glute Exercises You Can Do at Home
Fitness
By SJ McShane
Young female athlete doing muscle trainings with dumbbells at public park
Try This 20-Minute Dumbbell Workout for Rock-Solid Glutes
Fitness
By Elizabeth Millard
Woman doing a glute workout at the gym using a cable machine
4 Glute Exercises That Are a Waste of Time — and What to Do Instead
Fitness
By Isadora Baum
Man doing leg exercises with suspension straps at gym.
The Only 4 TRX Exercises You Need for a Stronger Lower Body
Fitness
By SJ McShane
Adult Woman Training Body By Raising Legs Using Chair
All You Need Is a Chair for This 20-Minute Lower-Body Workout
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Man exercising with kettlebell outdoors. Athlete doing squats using kettlebells.
The Only 5 Kettlebell Exercises You Need for a Stronger Butt
Fitness
By Elizabeth Millard
Athletic woman doing squats for a rounder butt
A 7-Day Kickstart Plan for a Stronger, Rounder Butt
Fitness
By Amanda Capritto
Man doing a single--leg glute bridge against an orange wall
Can’t Do a Bulgarian Split Squat? Here Are 7 Other Moves That Are Just as Effective
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
man wearing leggings hat and arm band doing squat on one leg
The 3 Hardest Body-Weight Squat Variations
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Middle-aged man exercising wall sit for legs
Want More Burn From Your Wall Sits? Try These 5 Variations
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman doing squats outside
4 Underrated Glute Exercises You’re Not Doing but Totally Should Be
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Young man squatting outdoors
Want to Improve Your Squats? Try This 10-Minute Ankle Mobility Routine
Fitness
By Philip Ghezelbash, BSc, CPT
Sportswoman is squating in the park
Hip Pain During Squats? Here’s What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Amanda Capritto
Woman demonstrating proper lunge form in the gym
Avoid These 6 Lunge Mistakes for a Better (and Safer) Lower-Body Workout
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By Bojana Galic
Man squatting with proper form.
6 Squat Mistakes That Are Slowing Your Strength Gains
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