1. Hip Raises

Get on your back with your arms straight out in front of you and bend your knees. Now, lift your hips off of the ground while squeezing your glutes. Hold the position for as long as you feel comfortable, then lower your hips back down, and then raise them again. That's all it takes to master this exercise.

2. Standing Side Kicks

This exercise requires you to stand. Once you're up, you should rest your hands on your hips, lean on one leg, and stretch the other leg out to your side. Make sure to keep the leg you're moving straight and to avoid allowing your foot to touch the ground.

3. Hip Abduction

This is one of the more difficult exercises, but you'll definitely be able to pull it off after your first few attempts. For this exercise, you need to lay on your side with your bottom leg bent and your top leg straight out. Then you're going to raise your top leg up and down in a steady rhythm.

4. Single Leg Glute Bridge

For this exercise, you're going to lay down like you would when doing crunches, with your legs bent and your arms crossed over your chest. Then you're going to lift your hips up and try to hold that position while you lift one leg straight into the air, place it back down, and then lift the other. This one is a bit challenging, but you'll get the hang of it.

5. Single Leg Deadlift

For this exercise, you're going to need a weight to help you out. While holding it between your two hands, you're going to lean on one leg while you reach down to the ground (without actually touching it). As your arm goes down, your foot should go up, and vice versa. Just don't grab a weight that is way too heavy. The point of the exercise isn't to see how much you can lift, it's to tone your hips.

6. Hip Drop

This exercise requires you to stand on a platform. Once you're in position, you should keep one foot on it while the other foot moves up and down in the air. It requires you to continually move your hips, which is why it does such a great job of strengthening them.

7. Thera-Band Lateral Walks

This is another exercise that requires equipment. This time, you need an exercise band to wrap around your ankles. Once it's in position, you just have to step to the side with one leg, then with the other. It looks pretty easy to do, but it'll really work your muscles.

Your hips deserve to be strong, just like the rest of your body does. That's why you should test out each of these exercises, see which ones suit you the best, and add them to your workout routine. What other hip exercises do you usually do during your workout time?