Most of us have hang-ups about an area that we’d love to tone. Lower body seems to be a problem area for a lot of us. Try these simple workouts and experience a total lower body transformation.

 

Ice Skater

Targets: Abs, lower back, hips, butt, and outer thighs

• Stand with feet a little less than shoulder-width apart, arms extended, holding the back of a chair for support.
• Keeping abs engaged, bend left knee slightly while extending right leg to right side, toes pointing toward floor and rotated outward.

     

 

Lunge Hinge

Targets: Lower back, abs, hamstrings, and quads

• Stand about 3 feet in front of a step, hold dumbbells with palms facing body.
• Lunge back, placing right foot on step; bend both knees 90 degrees, Allign left knee with left ankle.
• Stand up, squeezing glutes.

 

Butt Burner

Targets: Abs, glutes, and hamstrings

• Begin on all fours, knees under hips and hands under shoulders, back straight, abs tight and head in line with spine.
• Without arching back, raise right knee to right side. Extend leg straight back so toes are in line with hip.
• Bend knee to bring heel toward butt; lower and repeat.
• Do 16 reps; switch sides.

 

Bottom Line

 

Targets: Lower back, glutes, and inner thighs

• Lie faceup on floor with hands at sides, palms down, knees bent and feet on floor.
• Engaging abs, lift hips, keeping feet on floor (don’t overarch back).
• At the top, bring knees out to sides as far as possible; return to center, lower, and repeat.
• Do 12 to 15 reps.

References:

http://blog.anytimefitness.com/love-lower-body-workout/