A five-minute low-impact lower body pilates workout

Sweat instructor Sara Colquhoun created this quick workout to strengthen and tone the glute muscles and hamstrings. It’s for people of every fitness level.

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This lower body workout will help strengthen the glute muscles in the legs with exercises like this side lying glute lift.Everyday Health

Strengthening the glutes and other lower body muscles (hello, hamstrings!) will improve mobility, help your posture, and even relieve some tension in the lower back. Sweat instructor Sara Colquhoun created this quick Pilates workout for you to do anywhere, anytime.

“This low-impact mat workout has a lower body focus that will help to strengthen and tone your glutes and hamstrings in three key positions,” Colquhoun says. It’s suitable for people of all fitness levels. Plus, you don’t need any equipment (though if you have a yoga mat or towel, use it to cushion against the floor).

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By Sarah DiGiulio / Everyday Health Staff

Sarah is a contributing editor at Everyday Health. She writes and edits stories about sleep, sleep disorders, fitness, and other wellness topics. She is inspired every day by new health and science research that helps us lead healthier, happier lives.

Sarah previously worked as a reporter at HuffPost and as an editor at Oncology Times. She has also written about health, science, and wellness for NBC News, Prevention, Health Magazine, Real Simple, and Men’s Fitness, among other publications.

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(Source: everydayhealth.com; August 5, 2021; https://tinyurl.com/248mmxpa)
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