Most core and glute workout routines make you choose one or the other. This one doesn’t.
Today’s flat tummy and glutes workout hits both in just 15 minutes, so you can tone your abs and build your booty in the same session.
It’s a simple resistance band workout with 45 seconds on and 15 seconds rest. Grab your booty band, and let’s get into it!
Here’s the full workout:
Banded Side Steps
Let’s ease into this resistance band workout with some lateral movement.
You’ll step side to side with the band just above your knees, and the key here is keeping those knees pressed outward the entire time.
It sounds simple enough, but don’t be surprised when you feel that burn in your outer glutes pretty quickly.
How to perform:
- Put a medium strength resistance band on just above your knees.
- Stand with a slight bend in your knees and lean slightly forward.
- Use the resistance of the band to step to the side twice in one direction, then step twice in the other direction.
- Press your knees outwards the entire time, making sure you do not let them cave inwards.
Banded Squats
Now that you’re warmed up, it’s time to drop into some squats with the band still on.
The resistance adds a little extra challenge to a move you probably already know well, so just make sure you’re fighting the urge to let your knees cave inward as you come back up.
That constant outward press is what makes this one so effective as part of your glute workout routine.
How to perform:
- Keep the band on just above your knees.
- Come all the way down into a squat, making sure your knees are pressing outwards as you lower yourself.
- Stand back up, keeping the resistance on the band.
- Prevent your knees from caving inward as you rise; you should feel the band’s resistance the whole time.
Good Morning to Squat
This is where things start to get interesting because you’ll combine a hip hinge with a banded squat, meaning your glutes and core are both working overtime.
One thing to watch for, though: keep your ribs closed and your weight sitting back in your heels.
If you rush through it, you’ll lose the tension that makes this combo worth doing.
How to perform:
- Keep the band on and place your fingertips lightly by your ears.
- Engage your core by making sure your ribs are closed.
- Press the weight into the outsides of your feet and sit back in your heels.
- With your knees pressed outwards, lean forward and hinge at the hips for a good morning.
- Stand back up, then drop down into a banded squat.
- Stand back up and repeat the forward hinge at the hips.
Banded Glute Bridges
Time to come down to the floor and switch to a heavier band. For this one, you’ll press your hips all the way up while pushing your knees out against the resistance.
It’s a classic move for a reason, and honestly, it’s one of the best ways to build glutes at home with minimal equipment.
Just focus on squeezing at the top before you lower back down.
How to perform:
- Come to the ground and put on a heavy resistance band.
- Lay on your back with your weight in your heels.
- Press your knees outward against the band.
- Press your hips all the way up to the sky.
- Squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement.
Glute Bridge with Leg Lift
Go ahead and take the band off for this next one because you’ll need all the stability you can get.
You’re still doing a glute bridge, but at the top, you’ll lift one leg at a time using your core. The tricky part, though? Keeping your hips level while your leg comes up.
So if you notice one hip dipping, slow it down and really focus on control.
How to perform:
- Take the band off and stay down on the floor in a glute bridge starting position.
- Press your low back to the floor, then come up into a glute bridge.
- Keep your hips up without letting them drop, and use your core to lift one leg up at a time.
- Control the leg as you bring it back down using your core.
- Come all the way down in between reps before pressing back up into the bridge to lift the next leg.
Leg Drop with Reverse Crunch
Stay on your back for this tummy workout move. You’ll lower both legs as far as you can while keeping your low back pressed to the floor, then bring one knee in for a small reverse crunch.
That sounds manageable, right? Well, the catch is that the lower your legs go, the harder your core has to work to maintain that back-to-floor connection.
And if the crunch motion feels like too much, just focus on the single leg pull-in for now.
How to perform:
- Stay down on your back.
- Drop your legs down only as far as you can while keeping your low back pressed firmly to the floor.
- Bring one leg in at a time for a small reverse crunch, then extend that leg back out.
- Alternate and bring the other leg in, crunch, and extend.
Scissor Crunches (Elbow to Knees)
This one is a solid pick for any at home workout for stomach definition. You’ll crunch up and reach your opposite elbow toward the opposite knee while switching sides.
Just one important reminder, though: your fingertips are only there to lightly support your head.
So if you catch yourself pulling on your neck, ease up and let your abs do the heavy lifting instead.
How to perform:
- Stay on your back and place your fingertips behind your head to lightly support it (do not pull on your neck).
- Maintain a slight bend in your knees.
- Crunch up, switching and reaching your opposite elbow towards your opposite knee.
- Press your low back to the floor as you crunch.
Full Sit-Up with Twists
Here’s where your core and glute workout really tests your midsection. You’ll come all the way up into a full sit-up, then twist side to side four times as you slowly lower yourself back down.
And the lowering phase is actually the hardest part, so don’t rush through it. That controlled descent is where the real work happens.
How to perform:
- Lay on your back with your fingertips behind your ears or straight up above your head.
- Come all the way up into a full sit-up.
- As you slowly lower yourself all the way back down, twist your torso side to side four times (twist, 2, 3, 4).
Kickback to Fire Hydrant
Grab your medium band again and get into tabletop position. For this exercise, you’ll kick one leg straight back, then bring it in and open it out to the side.
Since you’re sticking with the same leg for the full set, it’s going to burn. So focus on getting that full extension on the kickback, and then think about engaging your core as you lift to the side.
It’s a go-to move when you want to target your buttocks workout from multiple angles.
How to perform:
- Put your medium band back on and get into a tabletop position on your hands and knees.
- Stretch one leg all the way to the back for a kickback (or donkey kick).
- Bring the leg back in and open it up to the side for a fire hydrant, focusing on your core as you lift the leg.
- Stick with one leg for the duration of the set, then switch to the other side after the rest period.
Plank with Leg Lift
Band comes off, and you’re dropping into a plank. You can do this on your hands or forearms, whichever feels more stable for you.
From there, you’ll lift one leg at a time with a squeeze at the top. It’s a small movement, but keeping your body in a straight line while lifting makes your core and glutes work together.
And if your hips start to sway, just narrow your focus and slow the tempo down.
How to perform:
- Take the band off and come down into a plank (you can do this on your hands or your forearms).
- Keep your body in a nice straight line and engage your core.
- Lift one leg at a time up into the air.
- Squeeze your glute and hold the lift briefly before lowering.
Reverse Lunge with Twist
Time to stand back up! You’ll step into a reverse lunge, then power up and drive your back knee through while twisting your opposite elbow toward it.
This one fires up your legs, your core, and your coordination all at once, so keep your body straight on the way down into the lunge. That way, the twist at the top stays controlled.
You’ll do one side at a time before switching over.
How to perform:
- Stand up straight.
- Step one leg back and drop into a reverse lunge, keeping your body straight as you come down.
- As you stand up from the lunge, use your core to drive the back knee up and through.
- As the knee drives up, twist your torso to bring your opposite elbow towards that knee.
- Switch to the opposite leg and elbow after the rest period.
Banded Squat with Pulse
We’re in the home stretch of this band workout at home, so let’s make it count. Put your band back on and drop into a squat with a small pulse at the bottom before standing up.
Here’s the thing most people get wrong, though: they hinge their hips forward on the way up and lose all the tension on their glutes.
To avoid that, keep a slight forward lean in your upper body so those glutes stay loaded throughout the movement.
How to perform:
- Put your band back on.
- Maintain a slight bend in your upper body so that the tension stays on your glutes.
- Press your knees outward, engage your core, and come down into a squat.
- Do a small pulse at the bottom of the squat, then stand back up.
- Make sure you do not hinge your hips forward as you stand up, so you don’t lose tension on the glutes.
Side Step to Squat Hold
You made it to the last exercise! This one brings things full circle from the opening side steps, but now you’re adding a squat hold at the bottom.
So step to the side, drop all the way down, hold it with control, then stand back up and go the other direction.
It’s a great finisher for your home tummy workouts and glute session because it keeps the tension on right until the very end.
How to perform:
- Keep the band on and start similarly to the first exercise.
- Step to the side and come all the way down into a squat.
- Hold the squat position, control it, and then stand back up.
- Step to the opposite side and repeat the squat hold.

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I’m fitness coach Ashley Castleberry, an NASM-certified personal trainer and nutritionist, as well as a coach on an established YouTube Channel with over 1 million followers. With certifications from major fitness brands, I specialize in athletic, HIIT, and strength training. Leveraging my experience coaching clients on lifestyle changes, I provide customized exercise and nutrition guidance to help people reach their fitness goals, whether that be weight loss, muscle gain or overall health improvement.
