THE THIGHS AND BUTT WORKOUT

SINGLE-LEG BRIDGE

WHY This is excellent both for hip stability and for firming and toning the backs of your legs and butt. It focuses on the hamstrings while engaging the glutes and core muscles.

HOW Lying on your back, bend your right foot in toward your butt to create a 90-degree angle at the knee and keep your left leg straight out on the floor. Position your hands either side of your body for stability, pull your belly in and butt under as you press your right heel into the floor to raise your hips up, using mostly your hamstrings (back of thigh), and lifting your left leg straight up as you go. Form a straight line from knees to shoulders, then lower your body back down to the floor.

2 sets of 10 reps each leg, no rest between sets.