Bridge Hip Abduction
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
This exercise combines a bridge with hip abduction to enhance glute and hip strength. It targets the gluteal muscles while also engaging the hip abductors and adductors. It's effective for improving hip stability and building lower body strength.
How to do it
- Lie on your back with feet flat and knees bent.
- Lift your hips to form a straight line from shoulders to knees.
- Abduct one leg out to the side while maintaining hip elevation.
- Return the leg to center and lower hips to the floor.
- Repeat on the other side.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Maximus Gluteus Medius
Secondary Adductor Magnus Hamstrings