Duncraig Physiotherapy’s Gluteal Exercise Program

1. Glute Bridges with mini bands

2. Band hip thrusts

3. Standing abductor lift

4. Monster band walk

5. Lying kickbacks

6. Quadruped band hip extension

7. Single leg band bridge

8. Banded deadlift

9. Lateral jumps

10. Single leg glute bridge on bosu ball

11. Glute bridge with foam roller

12. Backward single leg lunge on bosu ball

13. Lunge on slider

1. GLUTE BRIDGES WITH MINI BANDS

Begin on your back on the floor, the band looped around your waist. Place your hands inside the band. Hold the band on the ground with your hands as you push your hips towards the ceiling. Engage your glutes and hold for 3 seconds then slowly lower your back down.

x 8 REPS

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2. BAND HIP THRUSTS

Anchor a resistance band to bar/machine. Loop the band over your hip bones. Kneel down and take a suitable weight and hold it as if you were hugging the weight/KB. When in correct position tilt trunk forwards and then slowly return to starting position- pushing your hips through squeezing your glutes for 3 seconds then tilt forward again.

REPEAT 8 REPS

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3. STANDING ABDUCTOR LIFT

Begin standing wrapping the mini band around your legs just above your ankles. If you struggling with balance you can hold onto a chair. Lift your right leg out to your side, flexing your foot and keeping the working leg straight.

REPEAT 8 REPS ON EACH LEG

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4. MONSTER BAND WALK

Begin by placing weights or tape in a diagonal formation on the ground. Loop the band around your legs. The lower you place the band, the harder the walk will be. Instead of bringing your feet close together- you are going to take a wider stance. Take a big DIAGONAL monster step to the right, hold this position then take one big diagonal monster step to the left. Once you have taken x4 steps on either side, you are going to do the same thing but take diagonal steps backwards.

REPEAT 4 TIMES ON EACH LEG (FORWARD & BACKWARD)

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5. LYING KICKBACKS

 Begin lying face down on the floor, your band looped around your ankles. Lift one flexed foot toward the ceiling, engaging your glutes against the band resistance. AVOID ARCHING YOUR BACK.  Your hamstrings may also be felt during this exercise.

REPEAT 8 TIMES ON EACH LEG

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6. QUADRUPED BANDED HIP EXTENSION

Begin by looping your band around a sturdy object, keeping one end free to place your foot in. Get on all fours (hands directly beneath your shoulders and keep knees directly beneath your hips) and secure your right foot in the band. Fully extend your leg behind you, then return to starting position. Be sure to focus on engaging your glutes by flexing your foot throughout the movement.  Add difficult to this exercise by keeping your leg extended behind you and pulsing up and down.

REPEAT 8 TIMES ON EACH LEG

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7. SINGLE- LEG BANDED GLUTE BRIDGE

Begin on your back on the floor, your mini band looped around your waist. Place your hands inside the band, holding it on the floor. Push your hips towards the ceiling and extend your right leg out and off the floor. Engage your glutes and hold for a beat at the peak of your bridge. Lower your leg.

REPEAT 8 TIMES ON EACH LEG

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8. BANDED DEADLIFT

This is an awesome exercise if you want to increase your power. Attach a band to a stable object. Start by looping the band around your hips (face away from where the band is anchored). Take the weighted bar and start by lowering the weight down by keeping your knees slightly bent and as you feel your hamstrings working, stand up and push your hips through. Pause in this position and make sure that you feel your glutes. Lower the weight back down and repeat.

x 8 REPS

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9. LATERAL JUMPS ON BOSU BALL

Place a bosu ball on the floor turned upside down (Make sure the bosu ball is secure and it will not move whilst doing the exercises.) Jump laterally on a bosu ball with your left foot – keeping your knees slightly bent. Then jump laterally on the ground with your right leg, keeping your balance then jump back onto the bosu ball.

REPEAT 8 TIMES ON EACH LEG

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 10. SINGLE LEG GLUTE BRIDGE ON BOSU BALL

Lie on your back with your right foot resting on the bosu. Hold a suitable weight in your right hand. When you are in position you are going to push your hips up to the ceiling using your right leg only. Then when stable extend your opposite arm (with the weight) and  opposite leg and bring them together.

REPEAT 8 TIMES ON EACH LEG

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11. GLUTE BRIDGE WITH FOAM ROLLER

Lie flat on your back and place the foam roller between your legs, keeping knees bent. Hold a weight with both hands overhead. Bridge up by pushing your hips up to the ceiling squeezing the foam roller and exercising your glutes whilst bringing the weight forward to in line with your chest and then back behind your head again.

KEEP THE BRIDGE POSITION UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED 8 REPS WITH YOUR ARMS

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12. BACKWARD LUNGE ON BOSU BALL

Hold a suitable weight in your left hand. Stand on the upside down bosu ball with your left leg. When you are ready lunge backwards with your right leg and explode up keeping your balance on your left leg. You will use narrative arm/leg movement as if you are trying to mimic a run.

REPEAT 8 TIMES ON EACH LEG

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13. LUNGE ON SLIDER

 Put socks on before using the slider board. Stand with one foot on the ground and the other foot on the slider board. When ready, lower the back leg down into a lunge and then slide the back leg up again. Tighten your glutes. Keeping back straight.

REPEAT 8 TIMES ON EACH LEG

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WELL DONE!

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