What is your gluteus maximus?

Your gluteus maximus is the largest muscle of your bottom muscles that extends your leg backwards and rotates your leg outwards. It is vital if you wish to stand up from sitting, walking, and particularly important for running and squatting.

You can do this exercise with or without a ball. By using the ball it decreases your balance which encourages more stability training - this will increase the exercise from being a Gluteus Maximus exercise to a Gluteus Maximus, core exercise and hip stability exercise.

To do this exercise

• Try and relax your head on the ball

• Feet on the ground and squeeze your glute muscles and push upwards through your heels

• Try and do 10-15 repetitions at a time for 3 sets.

This is a starting exercise for glute training and there is plenty more where that came from! Here at Sydney Health Physiotherapy, we can target your gluteus maximus based on your current ability, training and your goals.