Your glutes give your body power, helping you move with more strength, agility, and speed. Need proof? Look no further than Olympic runners. You’ll quickly notice how the sprinters — those running 100-meter dashes — tend to have fuller, more developed glutes, compared to the leaner glutes of long-distance runners. That’s because it takes a lot of leg power to sprint at an Olympic level, while long-distance runners can rely more on stamina.
To build up those glutes for legs that can propel up your basement stairs or squat to pick up a laundry basket with ease, you can add moves like donkey kick exercises to your workout. This simple move requires no equipment and can be done just about anywhere.
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Lauren Smith, MALauren Smith, MA, has worked in health journalism since 2017. Before joining GoodRx, she was the senior health editor and writer for HealthiNation.
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Brian Clista, MDDr. Clista is a board-certified pediatrician who works in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He previously served as a National Health Service Corporation Scholar in the inner city of Pittsburgh for 11 years.
