Posts tagged butt
Dead Butt Syndrome: What you Need to Know and How to Fix It

The recent New York Times article on “dead butt syndrome” certainly grabbed attention, and for good reason—it sheds light on an important issue affecting many of us. It’s a great introduction to the public health booty emergency many are facing, but here, we’ll take a deeper dive into the practical steps you can take. If you’re searching for answers to your own derriere dilemma, you’ve come to the right place.

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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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