Another glute exercise that can be done with bodyweight or with a resistance band, this one should really make you feel the burn.
How to Do a Banded Booty Kick:
- Start on your hands and knees, holding on to both ends of a long resistance band, one end in each hand. Place the center of the band around the sole of your right foot, and hover your right knee just off the floor. Lower your elbows to the ground, keeping your back straight and core tight. This is your starting position.
- Hold the band firmly, pull your abs toward your spine, and extend your right leg straight behind you, pushing against the resistance.
- Draw your right knee forward to return to the starting position, without lowering it to the floor.
- That's one rep. Do three sets of 12 reps, then repeat on the other side.
Tamara Pridgett was an associate editor with PS Fitness. She's a NASM-certified personal trainer and Precision Nutrition level 1 coach, and was a Division 1 All-American sprinter.
Lauren Mazzo was the senior fitness editor at PS. She is a certified personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist through the American Council on Exercise. Prior to joining PS, she worked for six years as a writer and editor for Shape Magazine covering health, fitness, nutrition, mental health, sex and relationships, beauty, and astrology.
