5 Effective Resistance Band Exercises to Tone Your Butt, Courtesy of Tone It Up’s Karena and Katrina

If you’re looking for something to up-level your next workout, look no further than resistance bands (also known as booty bands). These inexpensive, travel-friendly tools can instantly add a challenge to any exercise. They’re also especially great for targeting, strengthening, and toning your butt and legs. Here are five moves from Tone It Up founders Karena Dawn and Katrina Scott that use resistance bands to effectively sculpt your booty from all angles. Get ready to feel the burn!

1. Booty Band Shuffle: Put the resistance band above your ankles, and stand with your legs hip-width apart. Bend your knees and step sideways, keeping your booty low and maintaining tension in the band. Do 15 reps on each side, alternating sides.

2. Booty Band Squat Jacks: Take your jumping jacks up a notch by adding some additional cardio and resistance. With the band above your ankles, start standing, hands in front of your chest. Jump your feet out, bend your knees, and land in a squat position, keeping your chest upright and your weight in your heels. Jump back up to the starting position. Do 15 reps.

3. Booty Band Kickback: Put the resistance band around your ankles and stand upright. Shift your weight onto your left leg and lift your right leg a few inches off the ground behind you. While keeping a slight bend in your standing leg, kick your right leg back about six inches, and return to the starting position, keeping tension in the band the entire time. Do 15 reps on each side.

4. Booty Band Single Leg Bridge Dips: Put the resistance band above your knees. Lie on the ground with your arms at your side, legs bent, feet flat on the ground. Lift into a bridge position with your glutes off the ground so your body forms a straight line from your shoulders to knees. Once you reach your highest point, extend one leg. Keep the leg elevated, lower your hips back down towards the ground, lift up again, and squeeze. Do 15 reps on each side.

5. Booty Band Bridge Burners: Put the resistance band around your thighs, and lie on the ground with your legs bent and feet flat on the ground. Lift your hips towards the sky into a bridge position. At your highest point, open your knees out and then back to center, keeping your booty lifted and maintaining tension in the band. Do 15 reps.

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