Resistance bands can be a nice addition to an exercise plan due to the different muscles that they trigger that aren’t normally worked in other lifts and moves. One body part that is important to work out but isn’t always given attention happens to be the glute muscles, or booty.
For this week’s Fitness Friday, we have a booty-busting workout using resistance bands.
* Banded walking squat jumps
Put the band just above your knees and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees and jump as far forward as you can. When you land, bring it into a low squat before getting up and doing it again. Try doing 12 to 15 reps.* Glute bridges
Put the band above your knees and lie on your back with your knees bent and hands on your sides. Squeeze your glutes, raise your hips a few inches and hold. Once you lower this is one rep. Try doing 12-15 reps.* Lateral band walks Place the band around your ankles. Take side-shuffle steps back and forth. Try doing 15 to 20 reps.
* Standing glute kickbacks
Stand with the band around your ankles. Shift all of your weight onto one leg and kick the other leg behind you. Switch sides after a few reps on one leg. Try doing 20 on each side.* Squats
Place the band above your knees and have your feet shoulder-width apart. Squat as you normally would, keeping the chest high and abs tight.* Clamshells
Lay on your side and place the band above your knees. Bring your knees in and raise one towards the ceiling, keeping the other resting on the ground. Make sure you keep your feet touching, making a diamond shape with your legs. This is called a clamshell because your legs resemble a clam shell opening and closing.
