Resistance Bands Make Ya Dance!
A lower body workout you can do anywhere! Resistance Bands are some of the most inexpensive, convenient pieces of workout equipment you can own. Band workouts are really great for targeting the muscles in the butt—the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus.
MY FAVORITE GRIPPY HIP RESISTANCE BANDS: SummitFit Makes THE BEST fabric grippy bands. Being in the fitness industry myself, I have tried many. You DO NOT want to just use rubber bands without fabric. If you do, be prepared to have rub burns and maybe even a free wax.
SummitFit’s Hip Bands have different resistance levels that allow multiple training levels: warmup, stretching, maintenance, or strength training. The hip bands are made Small (13”), Medium (15”), and Large (16.5”). The Grippy Tech design on the inside keeps the bands from rolling or bunching up.
Here’s how to do this workout:
- Alternating Side Step Squat: 20 Total Reps
- Squat Inner Sweep: 15 Total Reps Each Leg
- Rear Glute Lift Pulse: 10 Reps Each Leg
- Plie Squat with Optional Heel Lift: 15 Reps
- Loaded Front Side Back: 10 Reps Each Leg
- Down Dog Alternating Side Tap: 20 Reps
- Down Dog Single Leg Glute Lift: 10 Reps Each Leg
- Single Lunge (optional plyometrics): 15 Reps Each Leg
- Sexy Walk to Finish is optional. 😉
Complete each exercise in the list and repeat back to the first. Suggest cycling through 2-3 sets.
These are great exercises to develop and lift your glutes and tone your legs. You will have greater results if you also combine a quick short HIIT workout with these exercises. Your HIIT workout can be as quick as 15-20 minutes.
Following your workout, spend time stretching your legs, back, and glutes for at least 15-20 minutes.
If you’d like to see a lot more of my favorite pieces of workout equipment, check out my favorite things list.
