Glutes exercise

Glute Bridge with Mini Band

Hip extension for glutes, with a brief pause at the top. The band provides resistance throughout the movement.

How to do the Glute Bridge with Mini Band

4 steps, in the order you do them.

Lie face up with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor; set up the indicated resistance.
Extend your hips, squeezing your glutes, without arching your lower back.
Slowly return to the starting position and repeat.
Repeat at a controlled pace without using momentum.

What goes wrong most often when you do the Glute Bridge with Mini Band, and how to fix it.

The mini band sits at your ankles or right on your knees.
Place the band just above your knees, on your thighs.
Your knees cave in from the band's tension.
Push your knees slightly outward against the band through the whole rise and descent.
You open your knees as far as they go and lose the line with your feet.
Open only until your knees are over your feet. Past that, your hips lose height.