Bridge exercise Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor (A). Keep your shoulders and head relaxed on the floor and tighten the muscles in your belly and buttocks. Then raise your hips to form a straight line from your knees to your shoulders (B). Try to stay that way long enough to take three deep breaths.

To properly perform a bridge, lay on your back with your knees bent up a little bit more than 90 degrees and feet on the floor. Lift up your butt as high as you can without pain and hold for 5-10 seconds. You should feel your thighs and gluteals working. If this is painful, try not going up as high or not holding it as long.

Begin lying on your back with your arms resting at your sides, your legs bent at the knees and your feet flat on the ground. Movement Tighten your abdominals and slowly lift your hips off the floor into a bridge position, keeping your back straight. Make sure to keep your trunk stiff throughout the exercise and your arms flat on the floor.

Tighten lower back and abs as you flex your glutes (butt) and press your hips up. Press heels into the floor as you hold the bridge. Your body should form a straight line from shoulders to knees. Release and slowly lower hips back to the floor.