Glute bridges are a hinge exercise, and hinge exercises are superior for working your posterior chain. Using glute bridges, you are also working what you typically think of as your core, including your rectus abdominis and erector spinae, though glutes are actually part of your core.
How to Do Glute Bridges:
- Lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Keep your arms flat by your sides with your palms down.
- Push through your heels and lift your hips off the ground until your knees, hips, and shoulders form a straight line, a bridge.
- Squeeze your glutes as hard as you can at the top of the movement for a two count while keeping your abs drawn in before easing back to the floor.
