Hip Raises / Butt Lift / Bridges
How to Do Hip Raises / Butt Lift / Bridges
- Lie on an exercise mat with your knees bent so that your feet are flat on the floor. Keep your back straight.
- Place your hands out to your sides palms flat for stability.
- Raise your glutes off the floor by extending your hips upward while pushing down through you heels.
- Continue until your back, hips and thighs are in a straight line. Hold for a count of one.
- Return to the start position by lowering your hips back to the floor.
- Pause then repeat.
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Hip Raises / Butt Lift / Bridges Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Hip Raises / Butt Lift / Bridges targets glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and also works abs and lower back. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
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