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

Set up:

1. Stand with both feet hips-width apart. Place both hands on a sturdy chair that's about hip height.
2. Step backward so your feet are about about two to three feet from the chair or until you bend at the hips. As you hinge slightly forward from the hips, lengthen your spine and keep your head lifted.
3. Slightly bend both elbows so that they're pointing down towards the floor; keep the spine nice and long.

Move:

1. Squeeze and contract your right glute muscles to raise your right leg up towards hip height until it's about parallel with the floor. Bend the right knee and point your toes.
2. Activate or squeeze the muscle in the center of your right cheek (the gluteus maximus).
3. With control, lower the right knee down an inch by releasing the muscle contraction, then activate the muscles again to lift it back up an inch. (Note: If you feel that you are sinking into your standing hip — meaning, the right hip is higher than the left — try to shift your weight back to the right by leveling both hips or by lightly pulling with the right hand on the chair.) Repeat 10 times.
4. Repeat the entire sequence on the opposite leg.