They are among the largest muscles in the body, but we sit on them for too many hours, and most of us starve them of enough movement. Here, the science of how to get your butt in gear.
Break the sit cycle
Americans sit about 10 hours a day, according to government stats. “Sitting is the killer for glutes,” says Dr. Michele Olson, an exercise scientist at Huntingdon College in Alabama. “For hours on end, those muscles can be totally unengaged.” That also means glutes are doing overtime in a lengthened position—not good for such stabilising muscles. Standing helps, Olson says: The gluteus maximus plays a key role in keeping us upright, so get up to wake it.
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