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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Glutes

Equipment Required

Bodyweight

Experience Level

Beginner

Force Type

Hinge

Secondary Muscles

Hamstrings, Lower Back

Exercise Description

Hip extensions build strong glutes and improve hip mobility. They help fix weak glutes from sitting too much and reduce lower back pain.

How To

1. Lie face down on the floor with your arms at your sides and legs straight. 2. Keep your hips pressed to the ground and engage your core muscles. 3. Lift one leg up by squeezing your glute, keeping the leg straight during the hip extensions movement. 4. Hold for 2 seconds at the top, feeling the glute muscle contract. 5. Lower your leg slowly back down and repeat hip extensions on the other side.

Form Tips

• Keep your hips on the ground throughout the entire hip extensions movement • Squeeze your glute at the top instead of using your back muscles • Move slowly and control the motion - no swinging or bouncing • Don't lift your leg too high during hip extensions - focus on the glute squeeze

Common Mistakes

• Using your lower back to lift instead of your glutes during hip extensions • Lifting your hips off the ground which reduces the effectiveness of hip extensions • Moving too fast and losing control of the movement

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