Stretch - Seated Glute

Recommendations: 1-2 Sets, 1-5 Reps, 10-20 Dur

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Purpose: This exercise is a controlled, balanced glute exercise for building tone and shape.

Benefits: This is a good exercise for core glute muscle development.

Sit upright on an exercise mat on the floor. Bend your knees and cross your right ankle over your left. Lean forward as far as you can go. Your workout partner stands behind you and braces your shoulders with their hands. This is the starting position. Attempt to push your upper body back. Your partner prevents this movement. Breathe normally. Continue pushing for 10-20 seconds. Relax your muscles. Your partner will push against your shoulders to increase the stretch. Hold for 10-20 seconds. Return to the starting position. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions.


The glutes consist of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus. They create hip joint motion to lift the thigh forward, lift the thigh to the side, rotate the leg inward, and rotate the thigh outward.

Step 1

Sit on the floor with bent knees. Lean forward.

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Sit upright on an exercise mat on the floor. Bend your knees and cross your right ankle over your left. Lean forward as far as you can go. Your workout partner stands behind you and braces your shoulders with their hands. This is the starting position.

Step 2

Push your with your back while your partner prevents any movement.

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Attempt to push your upper body back. Your partner prevents this movement. Breathe normally. Continue pushing for 10-20 seconds.

Step 3

Let your partner increase the stretch.

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Relax your muscles. Your partner will push against your shoulders to increase the stretch. Hold for 10-20 seconds.

Step 4

Return to the starting position.

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Return to the starting position. Sit upright on an exercise mat on the floor. Bend your knees and cross your right ankle over your left. Lean forward as far as you can go. Your workout partner stands behind you and braces your shoulders with their hands.