Glute Bridge | Illustrated Exercise Guide

Primary muscles: Glutes
Secondary muscles: Core, hamstrings
Equipment: No equipment

Glute Bridge Instructions

1. Lie on your back with your hands by your sides and your knees bent.
2. Lift your hips off the mat, while keeping your back straight, and pause for 1 second.
3. Return to the starting position and repeat the movement until the set is complete.

Proper Form And Breathing Pattern

When doing the glute bridge, press down through the heels to lift your hips and keep your core and glutes tight. Maintain the upper body relaxed and keep the knees bent at a 45-degree angle. Exhale as you lift your butt off the floor and inhale as you return to the starting position.

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Exercise Benefits

The glute bridge isolates and strengthens the glutes and improves spinal stabilization. If you add some extra resistance, it becomes a very effective butt-building exercise.

Glute Bridge Demonstration

Sets And Reps

To strengthen and tone the glutes, start with 2 or 3 sets of 12 to 16 repetitions and increase the number of sets and reps over time. If your goal is to gain muscle, you can add some resistance by placing either a dumbbell, barbell, or kettlebell across your pelvis, just below your hip bones. If you find the weights to be uncomfortable, you can replace them with a resistance band.

Calories Burned

To calculate the number of calories burned doing the glute bridge, enter your weight and the duration of the exercise:

Related Lower Body Exercises

Try these other lower body exercises to strengthen, sculpt and tone your thighs, hips, legs, and glutes:
Side lunge
Donkey kicks
Split squat
Squat

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