plural glutes
informal
: a large muscle of the buttocks : gluteus
—usually plural
To counteract the imbalances created by cycling, plus improve your posture, flexibility and overall performance, [Jeb] Stewart recommends concentrating on the deep abdominal muscles … as well as the hips, glutes and shoulder girdle.—
Selene Yeager
Selene YeagerRun, run, run at high altitudes (to improve oxygen use) and over hills (great for glutes).—Sharon Herbstman
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This can help guard against injury too—when big, powerful muscles like your glutes slack off, smaller muscles often get strained from picking up the effort.
—Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 30 May 2025
Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch Muscles and joints worked: glutes, hip flexors, hip joint
How to Do It:
Begin in a half-kneeling position (essentially a low lunge position).
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
Press your toes into the floor, squeeze your glutes and engage your core, with your hips at about shoulder height.
—Anna Maltby, New York Times, 12 May 2025
And that stronger glutes, hip abductors and calf muscles can also play important roles in strengthening and stabilizing knee joints.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 30 May 2025
Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch Muscles and joints worked: glutes, hip flexors, hip joint
How to Do It:
Begin in a half-kneeling position (essentially a low lunge position).
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
Press your toes into the floor, squeeze your glutes and engage your core, with your hips at about shoulder height.
—Anna Maltby, New York Times, 12 May 2025
And that stronger glutes, hip abductors and calf muscles can also play important roles in strengthening and stabilizing knee joints.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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“Glute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glute. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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glute
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