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

The Side Plank exercise helps strengthen your side part and the abs. This exercise helps reducing the lower spinal problems especially in women. So improve your spinal fortitude by practicing the below exercise.

Directions to perform Side Plank:

Be positioned on your right side on a mat or carpet.

Lift yourself away from the ground balancing with the forearm and side of the bottom foot.

Contract the abs muscles.

Seize this position as long as you can.

Repeat the exercise on the other side.

Source: ChicShaping.com — Exercise of the Week: Side Plank