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Wake That Butt Up: 20 Exercises to Activate Your Glutes and Build Your Backside
Wake That Butt Up: 20 Exercises to Activate Your Glutes and Build Your Backside

There are lots of reasons to want a strong butt: looks, decreased back pain, healthier knees, and stronger hips. As I tell my clients all the time, a strong butt sets you up to do whatever you want in life. It is literally key to everything, and that is a hill I’m willing to die on.

In this blog post, we’ll focus on activating your glutes. Gluteal muscles switch off for all sorts of reasons (Dead Butt Syndrome anyone?). What we want to do is flip that glute switch the ON position.

The good news is that there are dozens (if not more) of glute exercises. I’ll do my best to organize them into something that makes sense here, so let’s look at some of my favorite glute exercises.

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back pain, ozempic, weight loss, weight training, Active lifestyle, butt stuffGary Berglundglutes, ozempic butt, mounjaro butt, butt, glute exercises, build glute muscle
How To Set Up Your Home Gym or Workout Space
How To Set Up Your Home Gym or Workout Space

Working out at home can be convenient, safe, and fun — but only if your space is set up right. Otherwise, it can be a total disaster. In this blog post, we’ll go over what to do (and not do) when you’re setting up a home gym or workout space.

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Active lifestyle, workout gear, weight trainingGary Berglundhome gym, workout space, home workout, exercise mat, exercise, exercise bike, rower, rowing machine, home workouts, workout spaces
Move It: How to Get More Activity in Your Day
Move It: How to Get More Activity in Your Day

It is common (but definitely not normal) that we find ourselves more sedentary than we’d like to be. There are moments where it becomes more obvious:

Maybe your doctor has told you to move more. Or maybe you want to lose weight. Or maybe, if you have ADHD like me, you want to jump out of your skin after sitting still for a while and you know moving around makes you feel better. BTW, if you have ADHD or are on the autism spectrum this feeling is pretty normal (although still annoying).

According to a study published in 2023, high step count populations (>8,763 steps a day) have a 60% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to low step populations (<2k steps a day) and a 51% lower risk of developing Cardiovascular disease. Even small amounts make a big difference. Participants who got 2500-2800 steps per day decrease risk of CVD by 11% and death by 8%. What this means is that moving more makes you healthier, feel better, and less likely to die for any reason.

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health, lifestyle, inflammation, weight loss, mobility, Active lifestyleGary Berglundmovement, activity, active lifestyle, movement trackers, step counters, steps, walking