Are you struggling to do a glute bridge? You're not alone. Here are common reasons for trouble with this move and how to address them.

Since it’s such a gentle movement with the floor as your start and end point, a glute bridge is a super safe exercise to do. “It's not intense. It's not high-impact,” Pope says.

At Fit&Well, we often highlight the glute bridge as a foundational move. It helps build strength and stability by activating muscles in the buttocks and core, which you need for everyday movement.

Like a glute bridge, a hip thrust targets the glutes. "It involves sitting on the ground with the upper back against a bench and feet flat on the floor," Julom explains.

Muscles worked “As the name suggests, the glute bridge primarily targets the glutes, specifically the gluteus maximus,” Ogden says. However, there are other muscles involved in the exercise.