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From Women's Health

Kate Hudson is a fitness queen: She practices yoga, dances the day away, rocks The Mirror workout, runs on her Peleton Tread, and regularly does Pilates with her trainer and friend Nicole Stuart.

The pair meet up once or twice a week for a private Pilates sesh and increase or decrease their training depending on Kate's schedule.

But even when they don't meet up IRL, Stuart says Kate uses her programming to do workouts at home or while traveling. "I prescribe her exercises at times, but often she uses the series of moves that I've set for her in the past," she says. "We’ve been working together so long; she has a number of exercises to do that she’s learned from me." (Fun fact: Stuart used to create workout DVDs for Kate to bring with her while traveling.)

One of her at-home go-tos: A kickass butt sequence. "Kate has a love/hate relationship with butt workouts," says Stuart. Here's one example of a bodyweight booty sequence Kate includes in her own routine that you can try from your living room:

Time: 8 to 24 minutes

Equipment: Small towel or sliders

Good for: Butt

Instructions: For each move, complete 20 reps (on each side as indicated), then immediately continue to the next exercise. Complete one to three rounds total.

Hamstring Curl

How to: Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet on top of a towel. Brace your core, then press into your heels and squeeze your glutes to raise your hips toward the ceiling. Hold the position as you extend your legs until they're completely straight. Then, engage your hamstrings, bend your knees, and bring your feet toward your butt. That's one rep. Complete 20 reps.



Single-Leg Hamstring Curl

How to: Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet on top of a towel. Brace your core, then press into your heels and squeeze your glutes to raise your hips toward the ceiling. Lift one leg into the air. Hold the position as you extend your opposite leg until it's completely straight. Then, engage your hamstrings, bend your knees, and bring your feet toward your butt. That's one rep. Complete 20 reps on each side.



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Up And Over

How to: Get on all fours on top of your mat. Extend your left leg back behind your body, so it's lifted slightly higher than hip height. Flex your left foot and lower it to the left side of your body, just outside your shoulder, until your toes touch the ground. Lift your leg up in an arched motion and touch your toes to the ground on the right side of your right foot. That's one rep. Complete 20 reps on each side.



Donkey Kick

How to: Get on all fours on top of your mat. Keep your right leg bent at 90 degrees and lift it into the air until your body forms a straight line from shoulders to knee. Flex your right foot and think about stamping an imprint of your sole on the ceiling. Reverse the movement to return to start. That's one rep. Complete 20 reps on each side.

Fire Hydrant

How to: Get on all fours. Keeping your right leg bent at 90 degrees, lift your leg out to your right side, stopping at hip height. Return to start. That's one rep. Complete 20 reps on each side.

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