Natural Butt & Thigh Enhancement Exercises

Complicated and expensive equipment is not necessary to achieve toned and attractive butt and thigh muscles. Many simple exercises that use your own body weight as resistance can target and enhance the muscle groups. Adding these exercises to regular workout routines will improve lower body strength and transform typical problem areas into flattering features.

  1. Lunges

    • Doing lunges is a standard exercise that requires no equipment and is extremely effective in firming the thighs and butt. To start a lunge, take a large step forward and land on your heel so that one one leg is far in front of you and the other is spread behind the body. Next, lower your body straight down and come back up. Repeat the exercise for multiple repetitions, alternating which foot is in front. To target the butt, focus on the up-and-down motion instead of the forward motion, according to fitnessmagazine.com. When you are at your lowest position, make sure the knee of the leading foot doesn't extend past your toes. If it does, step out farther.

    Leg Lifts

    • This toning exercise requires you to get face down on the floor, as if you were in push-up position, supporting yourself with your forearms. Put one knee on the ground and extend the other leg straight out behind you as high as you can, according to self.com. Lower the leg as close to the floor as possible without actually touching down, then raise it back up to the starting position. Repeat this action a dozen times before switching to the other leg. To switch up the exercise, horizontally sweep the leg that's being lifted past the kneeling leg then return to the starting position.

    Duck Squat

    • Make the exercise more challenging my holding weights while you squat.

      This exercise targets the inner thighs and also benefits the butt and calves, according to fitnessmagazine.com. To start the exercise, place your feet a bit wider than shoulder-width apart and turn out toes 45 degrees. Lower your body into a squat position, until your legs are at a 90-degree angle, then raise your body back up to the starting position. Make sure your knees never extend past your toes. For extra resistance, hold dumbbells out in front of your hips.

    Pigeon Toes

    • Just as its name suggests, this exercise, which tones the butt, calves and abs, starts in a pigeon-toed position. As self.com explains, "put your toes together, heels out, hands on hips." Next, slowly lift your heels until you are on the balls of your feet. Maintain this position for two seconds, then lower your feet back to the ground and repeat the exercise. Be sure to contract your abs when you are lifting your feet.