To achieve a head-turning butt isn’t as hard as you think! A strong, shapely butt can easily be built with these 6 simple exercises, all you need is a swiss ball, plus you can do them at home. The exercises and activities that you will be performing target all 3 muscles in your glutes.
A Swiss Ball (also known as Exercise Balls or Stability Ball) is a great piece of exercise equipment to have around the house. These Swiss Ball glute exercises will target the butt and hamstrings while also working the core due to the stabilization required to perform the exercises using the Swiss ball.
The key to firm glutes is to hit all of these muscles from different angles and with a variety of exercises and cardio activities. Remember you can’t always change the shape of your glutes, but you can make them firmer and stronger, plus give them a more round and toned look.
1. V-Leg Lifts (20 reps):
How to do it:
- Get into a plank position with a Swiss ball beneath your hips and feet hovering above the ground.
- With legs extended and held apart in a V-shape, engage your butt and hamstrings as you raise your legs straight up.
- With control, lower your legs back to starting position (no touching the ground!) to complete one rep.
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2. Frog Leg Lifts (20 reps):
How to do it:
- Get into plank position with a Swiss ball beneath your hips and feet hovering above the ground.
- Bend your knees to bring your heels together with toes and knees pointing out to the sides.
- Without extending your legs, engage your butt and hamstrings as you raise your heels straight.
- Return to starting position to complete one rep.
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3. Incline Plank Leg Lift (10 reps per side):
How to do it:
- Get into a plank position with your forearms on a Swiss ball and your body in a straight line between the top of your head and your heels.
- Keeping your hips square to the ground and core engaged (for stability) raise your right leg as high as you can.
- Then release to starting position with control to complete one rep.
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4. Reverse Lunge on Swiss Ball (10 reps per side):
How to do it:
- Stand with a Swiss ball behind you and bend your left knee 90 degrees to place your left toes on top of the ball.
- Next, bend your standing knee 90 degrees and send your hips back as you roll the ball backward with control.
- Engage the glutes on your right side to come back to standing, rolling the ball back to starting position as you do so.
- That’s one rep.
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5. Bridge Hip Lift (20 reps):
How to do it:
- Lie on your back with your arms along your sides, knees bent, and soles of your feet on a Swiss ball.
- Press into the ball as you engage your glutes and lift your hips until they form a line between your knees and shoulders.
- With control, lower your hips until they hover above the ground.
- That’s one rep.
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6. Hamstring Curl-Ins (20 reps):
How to do it:
- Lie on your back with your arms along your sides, knees bent, and soles of your feet on a Swiss ball.
- Press into the ball as you engage your glutes and lift your hips until they form a line between your knees and shoulders.
- With control, extend your legs to roll the ball away from your butt.
- Engage your glutes and hamstrings to press into the ball as you bend your knees, rolling the ball back in.
- That’s one rep.