The Lower Body Workout

It's time to "kick-butt!" Literally. Today I'm showing you a dynamic workout to rock your thighs, hamstrings, and butt! Here's the lower body workout!

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The LOWER BODY WORKOUT:

1. Wide-stance squats: Begin in a wide squat with your feet pointing outward at a 45-degree angle. Hold a kettlebell or weight at chest level (if you like). Lower your body into a squat until your knees make a 90-degree angle.
• Targets: quads, hamstrings, glutes
2. Single-leg deadlift: Hold a kettlebell and balance on one leg. Slowly lower your upper body and lift your opposite leg, keeping your body and extended leg in as straight of a line as possible.
• Targets: hamstrings
3. Double lunges: Stand with one foot in front of the other and lower your body down so that your front knee forms a 90-degree angle. Instead of just coming up like normal, do it twice, in a down-up-down-up motion. You can also go just half-way down on your second one, making these one-and-a-half lunges.
• Targets: quads, glutes, hamstrings
4. Donkey kicks: With your hands and knees on the ground and your back in a straight line, extend one leg as far back and up as you can. Make sure to squeeze your butt at the top.
• Targets: glutes

Try do do all of these for a minute (or do 20 reps of each) and repeat the set 5-times. Here's to rock-solid booties, killer legs, and getting fit!