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Apr 21, 2015

How to do Glute Bridges

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Your glutes (your bum muscles) are one of your most important and powerful muscles. They are important for balance, core stability and preventing lower back injuries. Glute bridges have been shown to be one of the best exercise to strengthen your glutes (yes even more than squats and deadlifts!) and so should be part of everybody's exercise routine.

1. Lie on your back on the floor, with your arms by your side, your knees bent and your heels on the ground.

2. Lift your hips off the ground until your knees, hips and shoulders form a straight line (do not push up any further even if you can). As you lift your hips it is important that you feel your glute muscles contracting and that you push through your heels.

3. Hold the position for 2-3 seconds, keeping your glute muscles contracted and then slowly return to the start position.

Do 2-3 sets of 10 glute bridges if you have never done them before. Do the exercise slowly and concentrate on using the correct muscles. Once this gets easy move onto the exercises below.

To make the exercise more difficult you can put your feet on a raised surface.

Once you can do this easily have one leg raised as you do a normal glute bridge and finally move onto a 1 leg glute bridge with your foot on a raised surface (do 1 set and then swap legs)

The glute bridge is a fantastic exercise that can be done at home or the gym and needs no equipment. It strengthens muscles that are neglected in a lot of people and can help prevent injuries. So if you haven't done them yet, start including them in your workouts!

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