Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Your glute muscles are important for nearly every movement, posture, and pain prevention. When your glutes are strong and functioning properly, they help with things such as stabilizing your pelvis, supporting your spine, improving posture, helping with walking, stairs, running, etc. See Glute Stretches & Exercises: youtube.com/watch?v=BXQTHA2deQQ
When glutes are weak or not working properly, other muscles overcompensate, which can lead to discomfort, dysfunction and even injury.
There are three gluteal muscles, the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. The gluteus maximus, or glute max, is large and powerful. It extends the hips, and helps with standing up, walking, and climbing stairs. The gluteus medius is on the outer side of the hip and helps with stabilizing the pelvis during activities. The gluteus minimus sits underneath the others and attaches deeper into the side of your pelvis. The two muscles work together to support pelvic alignment, lateral movement and internal rotation of the legs.
Glute Exercises from Doctor Jo mentioned in this video:
Bridges - youtube.com/watch?v=ytvP0oUDKYw
Squats at a Chair - youtu.be/GIz1C3yfE1s
Squats - youtu.be/IaInMN_WZDM
Lunges - youtu.be/YB0thmgIx8Q
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Don't Forget To Exercise Your Glutes!
youtu.be/GsCqv7uOXAI
askdoctorjo.com/video/dont-forget-glutes
00:00 – Don’t Forget to Exercise Your Glutes
00:30 – What are the Glute Muscles
01:08 – Why are the Glutes Important/What do they do?
02:05 – Exercises to Get Started - Bridges
02:49 – Progression - Squats
03:22 – Progression - Lunges
04:06 – Go to PT for Help/Modifications
SUBTITLES, DUBS & TRANSLATIONS: This video features English subtitles as well as subtitles, translations & dubs for many other languages. You can change the tracks in the Settings menu. See how: youtu.be/VatNBZh66Po
All subtitles, dubs & translations are computer-generated, so they may not be 100% accurate, but we hope they will give more people the opportunity to enjoy our content.
DISCLAIMER: This content (the video, description, links, and comments) is for informational purposes only. It is general in nature and is not intended to be medical advice, nor does using it create a physical therapist-patient relationship with you. Before starting, consult your own healthcare provider for a proper diagnosis and to ensure this content and any included products are safe and appropriate for your own medical and physical condition. Stop immediately if you experience pain. Ask Doctor Jo, LLC makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of this content for you. By voluntarily using this content, you assume all risks for any resulting losses, injuries, or damages.
Your glute muscles are important for nearly every movement, posture, and pain prevention. When your glutes are strong and functioning properly, they help with things such as stabilizing your pelvis, supporting your spine, improving posture, helping with walking, stairs, running, etc. See Glute Stretches & Exercises: youtube.com/watch?v=BXQTHA2deQQ
When glutes are weak or not working properly, other muscles overcompensate, which can lead to discomfort, dysfunction and even injury.
There are three gluteal muscles, the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. The gluteus maximus, or glute max, is large and powerful. It extends the hips, and helps with standing up, walking, and climbing stairs. The gluteus medius is on the outer side of the hip and helps with stabilizing the pelvis during activities. The gluteus minimus sits underneath the others and attaches deeper into the side of your pelvis. The two muscles work together to support pelvic alignment, lateral movement and internal rotation of the legs.
Glute Exercises from Doctor Jo mentioned in this video:
Bridges - youtube.com/watch?v=ytvP0oUDKYw
Squats at a Chair - youtu.be/GIz1C3yfE1s
Squats - youtu.be/IaInMN_WZDM
Lunges - youtu.be/YB0thmgIx8Q
===========================================
Doctor Jo is a Physical Therapist and Doctor of Physical Therapy.
SUPPORT Ask Doctor Jo and get cool perks by becoming a YouTube Member:
youtube.com/channel/UCjdxelARHGq3-3dN_neMOAQ/join
More ways to support Ask Doctor Jo: askdoctorjo.com/support
===========================================
Don't Forget To Exercise Your Glutes!
youtu.be/GsCqv7uOXAI
askdoctorjo.com/video/dont-forget-glutes
00:00 – Don’t Forget to Exercise Your Glutes
00:30 – What are the Glute Muscles
01:08 – Why are the Glutes Important/What do they do?
02:05 – Exercises to Get Started - Bridges
02:49 – Progression - Squats
03:22 – Progression - Lunges
04:06 – Go to PT for Help/Modifications
SUBTITLES, DUBS & TRANSLATIONS: This video features English subtitles as well as subtitles, translations & dubs for many other languages. You can change the tracks in the Settings menu. See how: youtu.be/VatNBZh66Po
All subtitles, dubs & translations are computer-generated, so they may not be 100% accurate, but we hope they will give more people the opportunity to enjoy our content.
DISCLAIMER: This content (the video, description, links, and comments) is for informational purposes only. It is general in nature and is not intended to be medical advice, nor does using it create a physical therapist-patient relationship with you. Before starting, consult your own healthcare provider for a proper diagnosis and to ensure this content and any included products are safe and appropriate for your own medical and physical condition. Stop immediately if you experience pain. Ask Doctor Jo, LLC makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of this content for you. By voluntarily using this content, you assume all risks for any resulting losses, injuries, or damages.
