Fitness Workouts The Tone It Up Girls Share 5 Exercises for a Tight, Toned, and Lifted Butt These top-tier booty moves are all you need to hit every angle of your backside. Work them into your regular routine and we guarantee you'll be pleased with the results. By Alyssa Sparacino Alyssa Sparacino Instagram Alyssa (she/her) has been with Shape since 2015 and has held various content roles, most recently stepping in as editorial director in 2022. She's worked in digital media for more than a decade, previously holding editor positions at HGTV Magazine, Health.com, and AOL Health. Prior to that, she completed a features internship with Teen Vogue while attending college at Kent State University in Ohio, where she earned a B.A. degree in magazine journalism and was the editor-in-chief of the school's women's magazine. Her work has been published online and in print within national media brands covering a range of topics including health, travel, beauty, home, pets, and more. Alyssa holds a personal training certification with the American Council on Exercise. When she's not writing or lifting weights, you can find her hiking, exploring, and eating with her husband and rescue pup. Shape's editorial guidelines Published on October 21, 2016 Share Tweet Pin Email When it comes to butt exercises that tone, tighten, lift, sculpt, strengthen-okay, you get it-it doesn't get much better than the dynamic Tone It Up duo. The girls are big fans of butt exercises, and not only because strengthening your glutes can stabilize your body and prevent injury. Glutes make up the largest muscle group in the body, so when you work on them you'll burn major calories even long after the sweat is wiped off. Here, Katrina and Karena show you how to perform some of their all-time favorite butt exercises that will make you feel crazy-confident in everything from skinny jeans to bathing suits. The best part: These 5 moves are all you need to hit every angle of your butt. Box Jumps Raises your heart rate and strengthens glutes and hamstrings Start by standing in front of a box or step with feet hip-width apart. Bend into a squat, push off of the ground and jump onto the box with both feet. Make sure to land softly with legs bent in a squat position. Jump or step back down. Complete 20 reps. Sumo Squat Tones glutes, quads, and inner thighs Begin standing with legs wider than shoulder-width apart, feet pointing at a 45-degree angle. Hold one end of a dumbbell in front of you with shoulders pulled back and core engaged. Slowly bend at the knees, sitting back into your heels and booty, and lower down. Slowly return to start. Complete 25 reps. Deadlift Strengthens glutes and hamstrings Begin standing with feet hip-width apart, a dumbbell in each hand in front of hips, palms facing in. Maintain neutral spine with chest up and slight bend in the knee as you hinge forward at the hips and track the weights down your shins. Slowly return to start. Complete 20 reps. Step-Ups Sculpts glutes, quads, and hamstrings Begin in lunge position with one foot on box and other behind you while holding a dumbbell in each hand. Push off the ground and shift weight into front foot as you fully extend front leg and kick back leg behind you. Return to start. Complete 15 reps on each side. Deep Squat Tones glutes and quads Begin standing with legs shoulder-width apart. Hold a dumbbell in each hand just above your shoulders. Sit back as if you were sitting into a chair. Lower down until thighs are parallel to the floor. Return to start. Complete 25 reps. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit