5 Effective Resistance Band Exercises For A Strong Firm Butt

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A mini, circular resistance band is the ultimate sculpting tool: It’s inexpensive (this pack offers three resistance levels for less than 20 bucks), versatile, and portable. Just wrapping the band around your legs during basic exercises, like the go-to bodyweight squat, immediately makes the move more challenging thanks to the added resistance. It’s definitely a super-toning secret weapon—and that’s why Brooke Taylor of Taylored Fitness NY loves the simple but effective equipment.

Now that you’ve joined the band, here are a few of Taylor’s go-to lower-body resistance band moves. Do this travel-friendly workout a few times per week, or add the exercises to your regular training program. And, if you want more resistance band butt exercises, be sure to check out these 50 Shades of Glutes moves.

1. Hip Bridge – do 15 reps

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1. Wrap the band above your knees.
2. Lie on your back and place your feet on the ground a few inches away from your butt. Feet should be about hip-width apart.
3. Push through your feet and lift your hips to the sky until they align with the knees and shoulders, and squeeze your glutes at the top.
4. Lower your butt down, pausing a few inches above the mat.
5. That’s 1 rep, do 15.

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