7 At-Home Barre Exercises That Will Seriously Strengthen Your Glutes

Set up:

1. Take a seated position down on your mat and bring your right leg in front of you and left leg behind you. Bend the right knee so it's at a 90-degree angle; your knee should form a straight line with your right hip.
2. Bring the left knee in line with your left hip, then slowly slide the knee behind you just about one to two inches.
3. Place your right hand on the floor next to your right knee and your left hand on your left shin or ankle.
4. Rotate your left hip forward so the hip is facing the floor. Be careful not to allow the hip to open up towards the ceiling or roll backwards behind you.

Move:

1. Shift your body weight slightly towards the right as you slowly engage the left outer glute muscles to lift the left leg an inch off the floor and then lower it back down.
2. If this feels too challenging, try shifting your body weight more to the right, taking weight out of the left hip. Another option to modify is to start by lifting only the left knee off the floor and tapping it back down. With practice, progress to lifting the entire left leg off the floor.
3. Repeat this exercise 10 to 20 times, then hold the left knee off the floor and press the left leg back just an inch. Hold the leg back, then release, and repeat this movement 10 to 20 times.
4. Repeat the entire sequence on the opposite leg.