However, since you can’t spot-reduce fat in one area of your body through diet or exercise, it’s important to focus on losing overall body fat. Once you start losing weight, you can focus on exercises that can help tone the muscles in and around your hips and core.Having less fat and stronger lower body muscles may give your hips a leaner, more sculpted appearance. Plus, having more muscle and less fat will help you burn calories at a faster pace, making it easier to control your weight.

Read on to learn more about the best ways to drop inches and tone your hip muscles.

Exercise and workout options

1. Squats

 

Squats are a versatile exercise that targets many of the muscles in your lower body. You can do squats with just your body weight.

To do a squat with good form:

  1. Stand with your feet a little wider than shoulder-width apart.
  2. For bodyweight squats, you can put your arms out in front of you for balance.
  3. Engage your core, keep your back straight, spine tall, and lower yourself until your thighs are parallel with the floor.
  4. Pause with your knees over, but not beyond, your toes.
  5. Exhale and stand back up.
  6. Perform 10 to 15 repetitions.

2. Side lunges

Also called a lateral lunge, the side lunge is a variation of a forward lunge. It focuses more on the outer thigh and hip area.

  1. Stand with your feet a little wider than hip-width apart. With your body tall, core engaged, and eyes facing forward, take a wide step to the right and squat down.

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