Tone up your glutes, thighs and butt by performing squats regularly. Here is side step squat that would help you strengthen your butt.

• Start the exercise by taking a medium tension elastic band.

• Place the band between your feet while taking the bands control in your hand.
• To add more tension to the band you can just roll up the band around your hands.
• Take a broad step as shown in the figure.
• Bend your knees and make a 90 degree angle of your butt with the floor.
• Meanwhile maintain the tension in the band.
• Now slowly return to the start position while maintaining the balance and bringing both the feet together.
• Keep on stepping on the right side for 10 reps and then switch over to the left side.

Source: ChicShaping.com — Side Step Squat

A Calf raised on step helps you strengthen your calves and thigh muscles. Read further to learn the steps.

• Begin the starting position by standing in front of a raised surface with your legs placed shoulder apart. Step up erect on a raised surface with toes on the surface and heels outside the surface. Take a chair for support.
  
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