Bored of doing squats for the perfect derriere? Strike out squats from your fitness regime and instead, try out these exercises.
Single-leg glute bridge
Lie down with your knees bent and your feet placed flat on the floor, close to your butt. Keep your knees in line and stretch one leg. Exhale and squeeze your glutes and push your hips upwards as high as you can. Hold it, lower your butt until it is right above the floor and repeat without touching the ground.
Rainbows
A powerful exercise, it is great to burn excess fat from your legs. Keep your knees hip-width apart and stack your wrists over your shoulders. Extend your left leg with toe pointing outwards and slightly to the left side in line with your spine. Keep your leg straight, core tight and slowly, lower your leg to touch the floor. Squeeze your glutes and as you lift your leg back to the original position, tap the floor about a foot to the right. Resume your starting position, repeat for 45 to 50 seconds before switching your legs.
Stand with your feet apart, right foot a few inches in front of your left and left knee slightly bent. Draw in your abs and gradually, fold forward. Keep your left foot in line with your spine as you move towards the floor with both your hands. Hold. Come back to your starting positions and repeat for a minute before you switch sides.
Sumo squat to calf raise
Good for toning the thighs, glutes and calves, start with your feet far apart (almost twice hip-width apart), toes pointing outside and knees above your ankles. Draw in your abs tightly, push your knees back as far as you can and lower your hips toward the ground. Ensure your thighs are parallel to the ground. Raise your heels off the ground with control, hold and slowly lower your heels.
