Squat Lift
Develop buns of steel with this take on the traditional bodyweight squat. Adding a lateral leg lift super-charges this exercise by challenging the hips, glutes, and stabilizing leg.
Stand tall, feet shoulder-width apart and toes pointing forward. With your weight in your heels, inhale as you bend at the knee and lower into a squat position.
Exhale as you press through your heels. Squeeze your glutes as you stand, lifting one leg to the side as high as possible and keeping your weight on the standing leg. Keep your knees facing forward.
Lower your leg and return to the squat position.
Repeat, this time lifting the opposite leg.
CHALLENGE
For an added challenge, bend the lifted leg at the knee and pull your shoulder and elbow toward the lifted leg, working your obliques.