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

Set up:

1. Lie down on your left side; extend your left arm long on the mat overhead and rest your head on your arm. Place your right hand on your right hip or down on the floor.
2. Bend your left leg to a 90-degree angle in front of you, knee in line with the hip. Extend your right leg straight and squeeze the outer glutes to lift the leg off the floor so your right ankle is slightly higher than your hip. (Note: If you feel strain in your hips or low back, keep the right leg at a height in line with the hip or slightly lower.) Point the right toes.
3. Keep your hips stacked and engage your core to support the low back.
4. Fire up the right lateral glute muscles to bring your right leg slightly behind you so that your right toes are in a diagonal line behind the hip.

Move:

1. Lower your right toes towards the floor, and then contract or squeeze the side glute muscles to lift the right leg back up to your starting height. Let the muscle drive the movement, and try to avoid swinging or gripping from the right hip flexor. Repeat 10 to 20 times.
2. Hold the right leg up at hip height and pulse the leg up and down an inch, a total of 20 times.
3. Repeat the entire sequence on the opposite leg.