Locust Pose (Glute Variation)
Props: none
- While lying on your belly, rest your forehead on the back of your hands.
- Bend your left knee to a 90-degree angle, and place your left fingertips 2-3 inches down from the back of your pelvis–basically, right in the center of your left butt cheek.
- Inhale and slowly begin to lift your left thigh away from the floor. Exhale to lower it down. The back of your thigh will do some of the lifting, but you want to feel your gluteals start working underneath your fingertips!
- Lift up and down 10-20 times, and switch to the other leg.
Alternative: Don’t worry about how high you’re lifting your leg. Focus on the muscle use!
Badass challenge: Do this with your leg extended.
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