strength

Glute Bridge

Beginner-friendly

Text cues are the instruction

No demonstration video yet. Kalyra will not use AI-generated imagery as form instruction — demonstrations arrive only as reviewed performer footage or validated animation. Until then, the step-by-step cues and setup checks on this page are the complete instruction.

⚠ High-stakes movement: any future video for this exercise requires professional safety review before release — Kalyra will not publish unchecked demonstrations of anchored, jumping, or pregnancy-sensitive movements.

Kalyra may avoid or modify this exercise when:
  • Back-lying positionsKalyra takes a conservative approach and currently holds back exercises lying flat on your back (for example, after the first trimester of pregnancy).
Musclesglutes, hamstrings
EquipmentNone
Positionsupine
Impactnone
Training roleSTRENGTH

Form cues

  • Feet flat, knees bent; ribs down
  • Drive through heels, lift hips to a straight line from knees to shoulders
  • Squeeze glutes at the top; lower with control

Common errors

  • ✗ Over-arching the lower back at the top
  • ✗ Pushing through the toes instead of heels

How Kalyra programs it

Trains the hinge pattern through glutes and hamstrings with a clear rep target and progression path — one of the fundamental movements a balanced plan is built from.

Typically 2–4 sets of 10–15 reps.

Text guidance only — demonstration media has not been produced yet.

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