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Butt & Hip Exercises

Add some diversity to your fitness program with these butt and hip exercises from the American Council on Exercise. We'll help you tone up those glutes and get that butt into shape. Choose from a wide variety of hip flexibility and strengthening exercises including glute bridges, BOSU lateral jumps and more. These exercises come with detailed instructions, step-by-step guidance and tutorials on proper equipment use. For full workout routines featuring butt and hip exercises, be sure to visit our Workouts section.


Bird-dog

Target Body Part: Abs,Back,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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TRX ® Suspended Lunge

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: TRX
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Inverted Flyers

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Glute Activation Lunges

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Mountain Climbers

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Partner Assisted Bodyweight Squats

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Single-arm, Single-leg Romanian Dead Lift

Target Body Part: Back,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: Dumbbells
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BOSU® Lateral Jumps

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: BOSU Trainer
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Forward Lunge

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Forward Stepping over Cones

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: Cones
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Glute Bridge Single Leg Progression

Target Body Part: Back,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Jump and Reach

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Legs - Calves and Shins,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Medicine Ball Lunge to Chest Pass

Target Body Part: Abs,Back,Butt/Hips,Chest,Full Body/Integrated,Shoulders
Equipment Needed: Medicine Ball
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Partner Standing Row with Resistance Tubing

Target Body Part: Arms,Back,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: Resistance Bands/Cables
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Quadruped Bent-knee Hip Extensions

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Single Arm Barbell Jammer

Target Body Part: Arms,Back,Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Thighs,Shoulders
Equipment Needed: Barbell
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Single Leg Push-off

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Legs - Calves and Shins,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: Raised Platform/Box
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Standing Gate Openers (Frankensteins)

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Bear Crawl

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Thighs,Shoulders
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Hip Rotations (Push-up Position)

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Side Plank with Bent Knee

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Stability Ball Shoulder (Glute) Bridge

Target Body Part: Abs,Back,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: Stability Ball
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Lunge with Elbow Instep

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Dirty Dog

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Side Plank (Modified)

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Barbell Jammers

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Calves and Shins,Legs - Thighs,Shoulders
Equipment Needed: Barbell
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Cycled Split-Squat Jump

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Legs - Calves and Shins,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Double Leg Tuck Jump

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Forward Hurdle Run

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Legs - Calves and Shins
Equipment Needed: Hurdles
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Forward Linear Jumps

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Calves and Shins,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Forward Lunge with Arm Drivers

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Lateral Shuffles

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: Cones
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Lunge with Overhead Press

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Thighs,Shoulders
Equipment Needed: Medicine Ball
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Overhead Medicine Ball Slams

Target Body Part: Back,Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Thighs,Shoulders
Equipment Needed: Medicine Ball
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Reverse Medicine Ball Throw

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Full Body/Integrated,Legs - Thighs,Shoulders
Equipment Needed: Medicine Ball
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Side Plank with Straight Leg

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Squat Jump

Target Body Part: Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: No Equipment
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Standing Hip Abduction

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips
Equipment Needed: Resistance Bands/Cables
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Standing Hip Adduction

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: Resistance Bands/Cables
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Walking Lunges with Twists

Target Body Part: Abs,Butt/Hips,Legs - Thighs
Equipment Needed: Medicine Ball
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