Butt Bridge

Muscles worked: Legs · Also: Glutes & Hips

Butt Bridge is a floor exercise for the glutes and hamstrings: lying on your back with knees bent, you press through your heels to lift your hips until your body forms a straight line from shoulders to knees.

Squeeze your glutes at the top and keep your ribs down — if your lower back arches, you have lifted too high. Lower slowly and keep your feet flat; the bridge should be felt in your glutes, not your back.

How to do it

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
2. Press through your heels to lift your hips until your body forms a straight line from shoulders to knees.
3. Squeeze your glutes at the top and keep your ribs down.
4. Lower slowly back to the floor.
5. If your lower back arches, you have lifted too high — lower the range so the bridge is felt in your glutes, not your back.

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General fitness information only, not medical advice. Stop if an exercise causes pain, and talk to a doctor before starting a new workout routine if you have a health condition.