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Bridge

VeryWellFit: "The bridge exercise strengthens your glutes (butt) and hamstrings (back of the thigh) while enhancing core stability." [ID: bridge]

Instructions

First time: Try 1 set, 10 reps

Steps:

1. Start position: Lay on your back, tighten abs + glutes, and push your lower back into the ground
2. Raise your hips, tighten your core
3. Hold for a 3 count, then return to start position

Details

Progressions: Try the Bridge with march by raising one leg and then the other, while raising your hips, www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxDVTDKDxSU

See also: Try the Ball bridge which uses the BIG ball, core03.htm

Little help

Video: Bridge exercise demo, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_leI4qFfPVw

Article + video: "How to Do the Bridge Exercise" from VeryWellFit, www.verywellfit.com/how-to-do-the-bridge-exercise-3120738

Video: Bridge demo by PureGym, www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqp5XQPpTxY

Image source: VeryWellFit, www.verywellfit.com