Hips · Core
Glute bridge
Strength · On the floor
- How to do it
- Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat. Squeeze the glutes and lift the hips until shoulders–hips–knees line up. Lower slow. Stop if the low back hurts.
- Dose
- 10 reps
- What you should feel
- Your glutes doing the work
- Common mistake
- Pushing through low-back pain.
- Make it easier
- Lift only halfway.
- Avoid this movement if
- You cannot get to and from the floor safely.
Stop this movement if it causes sharp or worsening pain, numbness, weakness or dizziness.
Why it's here
Simple strength work for the glutes, which get very little to do at a desk.