- Stand tall with your chest up. Move your feet to shoulder-width apart. Place your hands on your hips.
- Begin the movement by shifting your hips to the left. Bring them forward and to the right in a circular motion. From the right, shift your hips back and to the left.
- Continue in this circular motion. Stop once to switch directions.
Water Bottle Lower Body Burner: Build & Tone
30 min
·
15 exercises
Build lower-body muscle and torch calories with this beginner water bottle workout! Warm up first, then resistance training develops your legs and glutes while burning calories, finishing with a high-intensity circuit for maximum burn. Let\'s go!
WU: Let\'s start the day by moving 20 seconds in the clockwise and 20 seconds in the counter clockwise directions.
0:15 rest
WU: Spend 40 seconds performing these at a steady speed.
0:15 rest
WU: Get that body moving with some cross-body toe tapping movements!
0:30 rest
WU: Round two!
0:15 rest
WU: Spend 40 seconds performing these at an increased speed.
0:15 rest
WU: You\'re almost ready to go! Aim to sprint for the final 10-seconds!
1:00 rest
M: Your goal here is to use an amount of resistance that provides a close-to-failure point at 15 reps.
1:00 rest
M: Your goal here is to use an amount of resistance that provides a close-to-failure point at 16 reps.
1:00 rest
The following circuit is to be completed as fast as you can. There is no specified rest, rest only when necessary.
C: Jump side to side 20 times each and build up that sweat!
C: We\'re calling these \'focus squats\' because it\'s your goal to focus 100% on your control and form for each rep.
C: Big calf jumps, 40 reps. Take mini rests only if necessary!
C: Round 2, let\'s go! Jump side to side 20 times each and build up that sweat!
C: Get low and open up those hips!
C: Push through, yoy\'re almost there!
About this workout
Water Bottle Lower Body Burner: Build & Tone is a free 30 min workout plan with 15 illustrated exercises for your core, glutes, hamstrings and quadriceps. Follow the workout online, save it to your WorkoutLabs Fit account or download it as a printable PDF.
Tap any exercise in the workout to see the muscles worked, clear exercise illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Each workout includes sets, reps, rest times and notes so you can follow the plan without guessing.
Workout details
- Duration: 30 min
- Exercises: 15
- Training focus: Core, glutes, hamstrings and quadriceps
- Equipment: Water Bottles
- Level: Beginner
- Format: Interactive workout and printable PDF
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Questions about this workout
What equipment do I need for this workout?
You'll need water bottles for this workout. Tap any exercise to see form instructions and possible substitutions if a piece of equipment isn't available.
How long does the Water Bottle Lower Body Burner: Build & Tone take?
The full workout takes about 30 minutes, covering 15 exercises with prescribed sets, reps and rest periods. Using the built-in timers and auto-advance keeps you on pace from start to finish.
Is this workout suitable for my fitness level?
Yes – this is a beginner-friendly workout. Every exercise includes an illustration and step-by-step instructions, so you can learn proper form as you go. Start with lighter weights and focus on technique.
What muscles does this workout target?
This routine primarily works your glutes & hip flexors, quadriceps, hamstrings, calves. Tap any exercise in the workout to see a muscle diagram showing exactly which primary and secondary muscles it activates.
How often should I do this workout?
For gain muscle, get toned, aim to do this workout 2–3 times per week with at least one rest day between sessions. Progress by gradually adding weight or reps, and pair it with workouts for other muscle groups during the week.
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Water Bottle Lower Body Burner: Build & Tone
30 min
·
15 exercises
Build lower-body muscle and torch calories with this beginner water bottle workout! Warm up first, then resistance training develops your legs and glutes while burning calories, finishing with a high-intensity circuit for maximum burn. Let\'s go!
Hip Circles
WU: Let\'s start the day by moving 20 seconds in the clockwise and 20 seconds in the counter clockwise directions.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Abs
Jumping Jacks
WU: Spend 40 seconds performing these at a steady speed.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
- Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
- Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
- As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
- As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
- Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.
This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.
Toe Taps
WU: Get that body moving with some cross-body toe tapping movements!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves
- Begin with the edge of your left foot on a stepper or short platform. Your right foot will be flat on the ground underneath your hips.
- Push off the ground with your right foot and switch legs in mid-air.
- You will land with the edge of your right foot on the platform and your left foot on the ground.
- Continue this movement, alternating feet and tapping the edge, without stopping.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
- Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
- Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
- For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
- Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Hip Circles
WU: Round two!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Abs
- Stand tall with your chest up. Move your feet to shoulder-width apart. Place your hands on your hips.
- Begin the movement by shifting your hips to the left. Bring them forward and to the right in a circular motion. From the right, shift your hips back and to the left.
- Continue in this circular motion. Stop once to switch directions.
Jumping Jacks
WU: Spend 40 seconds performing these at an increased speed.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
- Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
- Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
- As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
- As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
- Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.
This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.
Toe Taps
WU: You\'re almost ready to go! Aim to sprint for the final 10-seconds!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves
- Begin with the edge of your left foot on a stepper or short platform. Your right foot will be flat on the ground underneath your hips.
- Push off the ground with your right foot and switch legs in mid-air.
- You will land with the edge of your right foot on the platform and your left foot on the ground.
- Continue this movement, alternating feet and tapping the edge, without stopping.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
- Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
- Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
- For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
- Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Water Bottle Squats
M: Your goal here is to use an amount of resistance that provides a close-to-failure point at 15 reps.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Hamstrings
- With your feet shoulder-width apart, stand with water bottles as your sides with your palms facing each other.
- Keeping your back straight and facing forward, squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Pause for one second.
- Pushing up from your heels, raise back up to starting position and repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Lower Back
- With your feet shoulder-width apart, stand with dumbbells as your sides with your palms facing each other.
- Keeping your back straight and facing forward, squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Pause for one second.
- Pushing up from your heels, raise back up to starting position and repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
- Begin the movement by stepping on to a resistance band with your feet at shoulder-width, toes pointed slightly out.
- Bring your hands to your shoulders, keeping the handles of the band behind your shoulders. Brace your core and keep your chest up.
- Bend first at the knees then at the hips. Be sure to keep the chest up and abdominals tight. There should be no arch in your back.
- Pause when your thighs are parallel with the floor, then slowly return to the starting position, feeling the tension from the band in your quadriceps.
Water Bottle Lunges
M: Your goal here is to use an amount of resistance that provides a close-to-failure point at 16 reps.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Hamstrings
- Holding a water bottle in each hand, stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
- Keep your shoulders back. And your back straight.
- Take a long stride forward with your right leg. Your right foot should be in a position, that when you bend your right knee, your upper and lower leg form a 90-degree angle.
- Slowly bend both your knees, to lower your hips until your left (rear) knee is just above the floor. Hold for a count of one.
- Return to the start position by slowly straightening your legs and raising your body back to a standing position.
- Complete all the repetitions for one set full set, then switch legs, or you can alternate between legs for each rep.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings
- Holding a dumbbell in each hand, stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
- Keep your shoulders back. And your back straight.
- Take a long stride forward with your right leg. Your right foot should be in a position, that when you bend your right knee, your upper and lower leg form a 90 degree angle.
- Slowly bend both your knees, to lower your hips until your left (rear) knee is just above the floor. Hold for a count of one.
- Return to the start position by slowly straightening your legs and raising your body back to a standing position.
- Complete all the repetitions for one set full set, then switch legs, or you can alternate between legs for each rep.
Do not let your knee travel past your toes in the down position as this can cause instability and injury.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
- Stand straight – that’s the starting position. Step forward with your left leg and slowly lower your body until your front knee is bent at least 90 degrees, while your rear knee is just off the floor. Keep your torso upright the entire time. Look forward.
- Pause, then push off your left foot off the floor and return to the starting position as quickly as you can.
- On your next rep, step forward with your right leg. Continue to alternate back and forth—doing one rep with your left, then one rep with your right.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Hamstrings
- With your feet shoulder-width apart, stand with water bottles as your sides with your palms facing each other.
- Keeping your back straight and facing forward, squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Pause for one second.
- Pushing up from your heels, raise back up to starting position and repeat.
Standing Rest
The following circuit is to be completed as fast as you can. There is no specified rest, rest only when necessary.
- Between exercises, do not sit or lie down. Stand straight up and maintain proper form. Your chest should be up. Your lower back should be flat. Do not allow your shoulders to hunch.
- Take periodic sips of water or a sports beverage. Do not chug or drink too much too fast.
- Stand in this position for your prescribed rest break then begin your next exercise.
Lateral Shuffles
C: Jump side to side 20 times each and build up that sweat!
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves
- Keep your core tight and back flat as you bend slightly forward.
- Perform a small jump to the right. As you do, bring your left leg behind you and tap the ground. At the same time, bring your left arm in front of you.
- Now, jump to the left, bringing your right leg behind you and your right arm in front of you.
- Repeat the movement, alternating back and forth.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
- Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
- Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
- For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
- Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Air Squats
C: We\'re calling these \'focus squats\' because it\'s your goal to focus 100% on your control and form for each rep.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings
- Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
- Begin the movement by swinging your arms up towards your shoulders. At the same time, bend at the knees and drive your hips back like you’re sitting in a chair.
- Once your upper thighs are parallel with the ground, pause, then drive your hips forward to return to the starting position.
Jumping Calf Press
C: Big calf jumps, 40 reps. Take mini rests only if necessary!
Primary muscle group(s):
Calves
- Stand up straight with your hands at your sides.
- Keep your back straight and your core tight.
- Forcefully press off the ground with the balls of both feet.
- Launch into the air and land softly on the balls of your feet.
- Focus the tension in the calf muscles, NOT the quadriceps.
- Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
- Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
- Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
- As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
- As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
- Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.
This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.
Primary muscle group(s):
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
- Hold one rope end in each hand out to your sides with the middle of the rope behind you.
- Keep the rope ends even with your hips.
- Rotate your wrists to swing the rope up over your head.
- As the rope swings down in front of and towards you, jump over the rope with both feet.
- Continue rotating your wrists to swing the rope behind you, back up over your head to repeat.
You can vary the speed, use one leg,alternating legs and even the direction you swing the rope in to increase your stamina and coordination.
Lateral Shuffles
C: Round 2, let\'s go! Jump side to side 20 times each and build up that sweat!
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves
- Keep your core tight and back flat as you bend slightly forward.
- Perform a small jump to the right. As you do, bring your left leg behind you and tap the ground. At the same time, bring your left arm in front of you.
- Now, jump to the left, bringing your right leg behind you and your right arm in front of you.
- Repeat the movement, alternating back and forth.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
- Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
- Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
- For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
- Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Air Squats
C: Get low and open up those hips!
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings
- Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
- Begin the movement by swinging your arms up towards your shoulders. At the same time, bend at the knees and drive your hips back like you’re sitting in a chair.
- Once your upper thighs are parallel with the ground, pause, then drive your hips forward to return to the starting position.
Jumping Calf Press
C: Push through, yoy\'re almost there!
Primary muscle group(s):
Calves
- Stand up straight with your hands at your sides.
- Keep your back straight and your core tight.
- Forcefully press off the ground with the balls of both feet.
- Launch into the air and land softly on the balls of your feet.
- Focus the tension in the calf muscles, NOT the quadriceps.
- Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
- Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
- Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
- As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
- As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
- Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.
This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.
Primary muscle group(s):
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
- Hold one rope end in each hand out to your sides with the middle of the rope behind you.
- Keep the rope ends even with your hips.
- Rotate your wrists to swing the rope up over your head.
- As the rope swings down in front of and towards you, jump over the rope with both feet.
- Continue rotating your wrists to swing the rope behind you, back up over your head to repeat.
You can vary the speed, use one leg,alternating legs and even the direction you swing the rope in to increase your stamina and coordination.
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