Cellulite Exercises for Legs

Last Updated on June 12, 2025

If you’re frustrated with stubborn dimples and looking for real results, you’re in the right place. Cellulite on the legs is one of the most common complaints I hear from women of all ages, shapes, and sizes.

Cellulite isn’t just a matter of weight or genetics. It’s about blood flow, fascia, muscle tone, and circulation. And yes, the right exercises can help you tighten, tone, and smooth the appearance of cellulite – especially when paired with targeted nutrition and detoxification… because toxins contribute to cellulite.

I designed this cellulite leg workout to directly target the areas where cellulite tends to appear: hamstrings, under the glutes, on the glutes, inner thighs, outer thighs, and hips. Each move activates the large and small muscle groups that support circulation, improve lymphatic flow, and build muscle underneath the skin to smooth and firm from the inside out.

 

Why Exercises for Leg Cellulite Work

 

Cellulite happens when fat pushes through weakened connective tissue. That dimpled look isn’t about being overweight. It’s about circulation, fascia, inflammation, and underused muscle.

The right exercises – like the ones below – increase blood flow, build muscle tone, and tighten the skin naturally. These are not just regular leg exercises. These are strategic exercises for leg cellulite that work from the inside out.

Best Exercises for Leg Cellulite

Deadlift

Stand holding dumbbells (or barbell). Your feet should be slightly narrower than shoulder-width apart. This is your start position. Bend at the waist lowering your chest towards the floor, while keeping your back neutral. Keep your legs straight but not locked. Your butt will naturally go backward. Don’t arch or round your back. Lower down as far as you can while keeping the weights in close to your legs. Exhale and lift your chest back up to the start position to complete one rep.

Donkey Kicks

Start on all fours, with your hands stacked directly under your shoulders and your knees directly under your hips. This is your start position. Keep your leg bent, push a flexed foot up towards the ceiling as far as you can. Squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement. Your back should remain perfectly still in a neutral spine with your hips square to the floor. Reverse the movement and return just short of the start position to complete one rep. Complete the same number of reps with both legs to complete one set.

Ball Tucks

Lie with your back on the floor with your feet on a stability ball. Keeping your core tight, lift your hips up off the floor. This is your start position. Use your legs to roll the ball in towards your butt as far as you can. Next, reverse the movement, rolling the ball back to the start position to complete one rep.

 

Bridge

Lie on your back with your feet planted flat on the floor shoulder width apart. Rest dumbbells (or barbell) across your hips. This is your start position. Squeeze your abs and glutes, then lift your butt up and off the floor until your body forms a straight line. Lower back down to the start position to complete one rep.

 

Crossover Extensions

Get on your hands and knees. Extend one leg out to the side with your toe pointed. This is your start position. Exhale and slowly lift your leg up and across your body towards the opposite side. Inhale and return to the start position to complete one rep. Do as many as you can until you feel the burn. Once you feel the burn do 5 more then stop. Complete the same number of reps with your other leg to complete one set. Tip: Keep your hips square and even during the movement.

Firehydrants

Start in an all-fours position with your wrists and knee stacked under your shoulders and hips. Your back should be parallel to the ground, not arched or bowed downward. Keeping your hips square to the floor, raise one knee up and out to the side, until your inner thigh is parallel to the ground. Hold for a count then return to the start position to complete one rep. Complete the same number of reps with your other leg to complete one set.

Curtsey Lunge

Stand holding a pair of dumbbells, with your feet shoulder width apart. This is your start position. Cross one leg back behind you as you lower down into a curtsey. Push up to the start position then repeat the curtsey on the opposite side. Do the same number of reps with both legs to complete one set.

 

 

Want Faster, Better Results?

 

Doing these exercises for leg cellulite once a week will help — but if you really want smooth, tight legs and visible change, you need more than just one free workout. You need a complete system that includes:

• Training that matches your Metabolic Type

• Meals that burn fat and reduce inflammation

• Fascia release to break up cellulite beneath the skin

• Rest, recovery, and supplementation

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Your legs can change. Your body is capable of incredible transformation.
These cellulite exercises are just the beginning – now it’s time to go all in.

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