Love Your Lower Body

Workout by ExerciseTV trainer Mike Alexander

Karen Pearson

Sculpt a gravity-defying butt and sexy legs, hips, and thighs with these five easy exercises.

Pendulum Lift

What you'll need: A step and a pair of 5-pound dumbbells.

Stand with right foot on step and left foot hanging off back, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms by sides, palms facing back.
Keeping right leg slightly bent, hinge forward from hips while lifting left leg behind you until body is almost parallel to floor and hands hang below shoulders.
Return to start. Do 15 reps.
Switch legs; repeat.

Next: One-and-a-Half Squat

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