The Glute March is an effective exercise to activate and strengthen your glutes while improving stability.

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
  2. Engage your core and lift your hips into a bridge position.
  3. March in place by lifting one foot off the ground and then the other, keeping your hips elevated.
  4. Continue alternating legs for the desired duration.

How to perform the Glute March

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Glute March using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your quadriceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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