5 Exercises That Target Your Glutes

12th April 2018

Summer is just around the corner and these simple but effective exercises for glutes should become part of your routine. They’re easy to perform and it will help you get in better shape.

It may be a bit superficial to exercise your glutes, but the truth is that they are more important than you might imagine. A strong bottom can help relieve low-back pain and make everyday movements—like standing and climbing stairs— much easier. It keeps your body upright, lifts a lot of the weight you carry and generates power in a lot of daily activities. And, let’s face it, it is appealing to the eye.

With these 5 exercises, you’ll develop your glutes efficiently:

 

1. Hip Thrust

5 exercises that target your glutes

 

2. Squat

 

3. Hip extension

 

4. Bulgarian Split Squats

 

5. Single leg deadlift

Article originally written for evofitness.no by Maria Martinsen

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