As a runner, I know that strong glutes are the secret to running faster. The glutes make up the largest muscle group in the body, but if, like me, you spend a lot of time sitting down, the glutes can become a little lazy. One exercise known to fire up your glutes is the single-leg glute bridge, which also isolates and strengthens the hamstrings simultaneously. To find out more, I added 50 single-leg glute bridges a day to my workout routine, read on to find out what happened.
A single-leg glute bridge is an excellent way to work on the posterior chain — the group of muscles that run along the back of the body, including the hamstrings, glutes, and lower back. It’s also a unilateral exercise, which means you work on one leg at a time — this can help you notice any muscle imbalances in the body, and work on strengthening them.
