Lower Body Exercises

By Amber Rees
fit person wearing a matching workout set in sage green and wearing a bun does a squat during a lower-body body-weight workout
You Don't Need Any Equipment for This 15-Minute Lower-Body Workout
Fitness
By Lindsey Clayton
Person wearing black sports bra and leggings doing a resistance band squat in living room.
A 15-Minute Lower-Body Resistance Band Workout
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Fit personal trailer does single-leg glute bridges as part of the LIVESTRONG.com 5 Minutes of Movement Challenge
The Only 5-Minute Lower-Body Workout You Need on Busy Days
Fitness
By April Benshosan
Expert Reviewed
Adult performing calf raises with light blue leggings on blue yoga mat.
5 Exercises to Help You Manage the Symptoms of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Fitness
By Lauren Bedosky
Expert Reviewed
Person wearing a matching pink workout outfit with curly hair does the single-leg glute bridge with a resistance band in the gym
Get Serious Glute Gains With the Single-Leg Glute Bridge
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Older fit person with gray hair does the glute bridge exercise as part of LIVESTRONG.com's 4-week glutes challenge
Sculpt and Strengthen Your Butt in 4 Weeks With This Glute Workout Challenge
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Fit person with hair in a bun does the bulgarian split squat as part of the 4-week glutes challenge
The Only 5 Moves You Need to Strengthen Your Glutes From Every Angle
Fitness
By Caroline Juster
fit person with shaved head does the mountain climber to strengthen hip flexors in a studio
Strengthen Your Hip Flexors With These 5 Moves
Fitness
By Caroline Juster
Expert Reviewed
Adult performing monster walk in living room on blue yoga mat
The Monster Walk Exercise Targets Your Entire Lower Body With Just a Mini Band
Fitness
By Greg Presto, CPT
Expert Reviewed
Young person with dreads doing a wall sit exercise as a leg press alternative
Build Strong Quads at Home With These 10 Leg Press Alternatives
Fitness
By Lauren Bedosky
Expert Reviewed
Fit person with a ponytail wearing a black sports bra and shorts doing goblet squat exercise in a gym
How to Do the Goblet Squat for Strong Legs and Glutes
Fitness
By Megan Falk
Expert Reviewed
A person in an olive green tank top and leggings performing a barbell back squat in the gym
High-Bar vs. Low-Bar Squat: Which Is Best for Building Lower-Body Muscle?
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Fact Checked
Person working out glutes in the gym
Feel the Burn With These 6 Glute Cable Exercises
Fitness
By Megan Falk
Person wearing a sports bra and leggings performing a barbell back squat in the gym
Front Squat vs. Back Squat: Which Exercise Is Best for Building Lower-Body Strength?
Fitness
By Gabrielle Kassel
Expert Reviewed
Asian woman attempting to do a deadlift by starting with knees bent, hips hinged back and both hands on a barbell with 5-kg weight plates on either end; lifting weights in a gym with weight plates beside her and window behind her
Can't Do a Deadlift? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Kim Grundy, PT
Expert Reviewed
Young athlete in light orange leggings and top performing a single-leg glute bridge indoors
The Only 6 Upper-Glute Exercises You Need for a Sculpted Backside
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
man with dark red shirt and black pants using a red resistance band under his feet, held in his hands and across his chest, doing a front squat for a leg and shoulder workout
Try This Legs and Shoulders Resistance Band Workout for an Even More Effective Leg Day
Fitness
By Tiffany Ayuda
person doing a kettlebell goblet squat at the gym
Squat vs. Hip Hinge: Which Is Better for Training Your Glutes?
Fitness
By Caroline Juster
Expert Reviewed
person doing barbell Romanian deadlift at the gym
How to Do a Romanian Deadlift for Stronger Glutes and Hamstrings
Fitness
By Sholeen Lagadien
Sporty young woman doing side lunge exercise with weight at gym.
A 20-Minute Workout to Target Both Your Inner and Outer Thighs
Fitness
By Tiffany Ayuda
Person doing exercises to prepare for skiing or ice skating
Before You Ski or Ice Skate, Do This 10-Minute Mobility Workout
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Fact Checked
person doing a single-leg deadlift with a kettlebell
Can’t Balance on One Leg? These 5 Exercises Will Help You Get There
Fitness
By D'Annette Stephens
Two people performing body-weight lunges in their living room to demonstrate a lower-body workout with no equipment.
This 20-Minute Lower-Body Workout Builds Muscle With No Equipment
Fitness
By Brittany Hammond, CPT
Expert Reviewed
Two people performing squats with resistance bands outside to demonstrate a lower-body workout for people with back pain
A Quick 10-Minute Lower-Body Workout for People With Back Pain
Fitness
By Gabrielle Kassel
Expert Reviewed
Person performing a single-leg Romanian deadlift in living room
How to Do the Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift to Strengthen Every Muscle in Your Body
Fitness
By Brittany Hammond, CPT
Fact Checked
older couple working out on an elliptical machine and lifting dumbbells at home
The Only 20-Minute Elliptical Workout You Need to Build Stronger Glutes Over 50
Fitness
By Kellen Bulger
Expert Reviewed
Person doing glute bridge as example of exercise to prevent IT band pain in living room on gray rug beside black leather couch.
The 3 Best Exercises to Help Prevent IT Band Pain
Fitness
By Bojana Galic and Holly Perkins, BS, CSCS and Katie McKinney, CPT
Expert Reviewed
Holly Perkins performing the Kas glute bridge with barbell outodoors.
How to Do the Kas Glute Bridge for Next-Level Glute Strength
Fitness
By Tiffany Ayuda
Person performing the shin box get-up exercise for lower-body strength and mobility.
Stretch and Strengthen Your Lower Body With the Shin Box Get-Up
Fitness
By Richard Adefioye
Expert Reviewed
Woman doing toe separation exercise during foot mobility sequence
Want to Age Well? Improve Your Balance With This 5-Minute Foot-Mobility Sequence
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
older woman doing the Pilates scooter lunge exercise on a pink yoga mat in her living room
Want to Age Well? This Pilates Body-Weight Move Builds Balance and Glute Strength
Fitness
By Tiffany Ayuda
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Adult doing resistance band lateral walk at home on blue yoga mat.
The Only Resistance Band Butt Workout You Need for Stronger Glutes
Fitness
By Lauren Bedosky
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
Sportswoman exercising Bulgarian split squat
Improve Strength, Mobility and Balance With Bulgarian Split Squats
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
Expert Reviewed
young, fit adult 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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
fit couple doing a squat with TRX straps at home
5 Exercises to Help You Improve Your Squat
Fitness
By Amy Marturana Winderl
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
woman doing lateral squat against a blue brick background
How to Do Lateral Squats for Stronger Inner Thighs and Glutes
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
silhouette of a woman doing a pike jump exercise against a while background
How to Nail the Perfect Pike Jump
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
Fit amputee wearing a red shirt does a barbell squat variation at the gym
The 30 Best Squat Variations for Every Exerciser and Piece of Equipment
Fitness
By Lauren Bedosky
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
trainer Jason Park demos how to do hip thrusts with a barbell
How to Do Hip Thrusts With Perfect Form
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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
Expert Reviewed
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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