Lower Body Exercises

By Tiffany Ayuda
Person climbing the stairs of a subway station to demonstrate the benefits of stair climbing.
Want to Age Well? This Everyday Activity Improves Balance and Prevents Falls
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Person practicing tree pose on yoga mat where they are better at balancing on their non-dominant leg.
Better at Balancing on Your Non-Dominant Leg? Here's Why
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
illustration of model doing a staggered-stance dumbbell deadlift on a blue background
How to Do the Staggered-Stance Deadlift for Strong Glutes and Hamstrings
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Person in gym in workout clothes performing a knee drive to strengthen the psoas muscles.
Want to Age Well? Do Knee Drives Every Day to Relieve Your Tight Back and Hips
Fitness
By D'Annette Stephens, ISSA-CPT
Man doing a 5-minute kettlebell workout for glutes, exercising at home
This 5-Minute Kettlebell Flow Is All You Need to Build Stronger Glutes
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Illustration of a person doing toe raises on a dark pink background.
Want to Age Well? Make Toe Raises Part of Your Daily Routine
Fitness
By Heather Mayer Irvine
Person in workout clothes on a gym mat doing a lunge with dumbbells to demonstrate a single-leg exercise.
Why One Leg Is Stronger Than the Other and What to Do About It
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Person outdoors in workout clothes at the top of a squat demonstrating the start of a kang squat
The Kang Squat Is the Secret to a Stronger Butt and Healthier Back
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Person doing a banded lunge during a resistance band challenge
The Ultimate Resistance Band Workout for Leg Day
Fitness
By Brittany Hammond, CPT
person in pink sportswear doing side lunges in living room to demonstrate a 20-minute pelvic floor and glutes workout.
A 20-Minute Pelvic Floor Workout That Will Also Strengthen Your Glutes
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Person doing the donkey kick exercise during a resistance band challenge
The Only Resistance Band Butt Workout You Need for Stronger Glutes
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By Lauren Bedosky
Two people doing forward lunges outside in a city park.
Can’t Do a Lunge? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Caroline Juster
person with obesity exercising in dojo to prevent and delay joint pain
How Certain Exercises Can Ease Joint Pain for People With Obesity and 4 Strength-Training Tips to Try
Fitness
By Greg Presto, CPT
Woman does Smith machine squats at the gym or fitness club.
Smith Machine Squats Aren't as Bad as Some Say — Here's Why Beginners and Bodybuilders Alike Should Give Them a Try
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman doing glute bridge hip thrust exercise at home.
This 20-Minute Hip-Thrust Workout Will Lift Your Glutes and Strengthen Your Core
Fitness
By Richard Adefioye
Woman doing a glute bridge with a personal trainer at health club
Can’t Do a Glute Bridge? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
illustration of woman demonstrating a half squat on a coral background
How to Do a Half Squat for Stronger Glutes and a More Powerful Vertical Jump
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Illustration of a person doing a squat with proper form versus someone doing a butt wink squat.
Are You Doing a Butt Wink When You Squat? Here's How to Fix It
Fitness
By Greg Presto, CPT
illustration of a man demonstrating the reverse clamshell exercise against a green background
How to Do the Reverse Clamshell for Well-Rounded Glute Strength
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Person doing a sumo squat, the starting position of a platypus walk, on beach
How to Do the Platypus Walk to Strengthen Your Glutes and Stretch Your Hips
Fitness
By Lauren Bedosky
Sportswoman exercising Bulgarian split squat
Improve Strength, Mobility and Balance With Bulgarian Split Squats
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
young, fit black woman performing a barbell deadlift exercise
How to Do a Deadlift, Arguably the Single Best Exercise of All Time
Fitness
By Karen Asp
After workout heathy lady training by the coast
Pulse Squats Make Squats Harder Without Any Equipment
Fitness
By Greg Presto, CPT
back view of woman doing back squats in a gym
How to Do Barbell Squats for Strong Legs and Glutes
Fitness
By Greg Presto, CPT
three people doing different dumbbell squat variations in a gym
How to Do Dumbbell Squats for Strong, Sculpted Legs and Glutes
Fitness
By Karen Asp, CPT
illustration of a person doing the fire hydrant exercise for their glutes and core
How to Do the Fire Hydrant Exercise to Tone Your Glutes and Core
Fitness
By D'Annette Stephens, ISSA-CPT
fit couple doing a squat with TRX straps at home
5 Exercises to Help You Improve Your Squat
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
caucasian man in red shirt doing a trap bar deadlift in a gym
How to Do the Trap Bar Deadlift for Stronger Glutes, Hamstrings and Quads
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
woman doing lateral squat against a blue brick background
How to Do Lateral Squats for Stronger Inner Thighs and Glutes
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
silhouette of a woman doing a pike jump exercise against a while background
How to Nail the Perfect Pike Jump
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
mature woman learning how to do a step-up without mistakes in the gym
The 4 Worst Step-Up Mistakes, and How to Fix Them for Sculpted Thighs and Glutes
Fitness
By Richard Adefioye
Young strong fit muscular sweaty man with big muscles strength cross workout training with dumbbells weights in the gym dark image with shadows real people
2-in-1 Leg Exercises for a Quick, Efficient Lower-Body Workout
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
barbell sumo deadlift form front view
The Sumo Deadlift Builds Hamstring, Glute and Core Strength While Keeping Your Back Happy
Fitness
By Brittany Hammond, CPT
woman doing a single-dumbbell lunge in her living room
A 20-Minute Workout to Sculpt Your Butt and Strengthen Your Legs With a Single Dumbbell
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
illustration of a person showing the form difference between a glute bridge and hip thrust
Glute Bridge vs. Hip Thrust: Which Is Better for Building Your Backside?
Fitness
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
Fitness
By Lauren Bedosky
a man and woman doing box jump exercises outside at sunset
How to Do a Box Jump Safely and Effectively
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
African American male trainer training senior women with resistance band standing glute exercises
The 8 Best Standing Glute Exercises for Healthy Aging
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
closeup of people doing the shrimp squat exercise
How to Do the Shrimp Squat for Advanced Strength, Balance and Mobility
Fitness
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
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman doing squats
Get More Burn From Your At-Home Glute Workouts With These 3 Supersets
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
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 to Do a Wall Sit for Toned Legs
Fitness
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
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman performing sumo squat with dumbbell.
The 6 Hardest Hamstring Exercises You Can Do With One Dumbbell
Fitness
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
Fitness
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?
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
man doing a bodyweight sumo squat exercise on a yoga mat
How to Do a Sumo Squat Perfectly Every Single Time
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
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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