4 Ways To Stretch Tight Glutes To Find What Works Best For You

A tight posterior chain and especially tight glutes can cause a lot of trouble to the hips, knees and especially the lumbar spine or lower back. In this video I look at several different ways to stretch the glutes and discuss how to find what the right type of stretch that works best for you.
There is no such thing as one "best" exercise or stretch that works for everyone. We are all unique with our anatomy that what works well for one person will cause problems in another. In this case it is wise to have several options to explore so you can find what is going to be just right for your body.
I always say the best exercise is the one that delivers the best results with the least amount of problems.
Anyway I hope you enjoy this video.
Additional reading about why I use glute stretches like the ones seen in this video are shown in the links below.
10 Hip Mobility Exercises
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Piriformis Syndrome & How To Get Rid Of The Pain in the Butt
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Are Tight Hips Causing Your Back Pain?
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Anterior Pelvic Tilt Is Vital For Hip Stability
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Lower Back Pain & Why It Is Important To Loosen Tight Muscles First
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Bulging Disc Exercises
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How To Strengthen Your Glutes
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[@MelissaJackNoRegrets]

I find this strecth has really helped me.

[@Noregretspt]

I love using the stretch with the band at the end of the video and it really helps to not only improve my hip mobility but helps to improve my stability and strength.

[@charwillie1]

Thanks for sharing. I think we are all stiff! 😮

[@roshangaha4254]

could u explain why gluetes becomes tight at first place??

[@Noregretspt]

There are a number of reasons for this but mostly this is due to inactivity and sitting poorly too often. A lot of people develop a posterior tilt of the pelvis from slouching which keeps the glutes in a shortened position. Hips very easily develop stiffness from this too which inhibits the glutes from firing which is where weakness forces the body to use stiffness. Add on top of this poor training techniques, poor movement development as a child and you have the perfect recipe for glute stiffness. Most of this would be resolved if we did not have cars and had to walk everywhere and did more manual labour. Unfortunately, that is not the case so we need exercises to combat the problems that modern living creates. I should make a video about this as it is a good question

[@roshangaha4254]

@@Noregretspt Thanks for the clarification, i always wonder glutes being phasic muscle tends to become lengthen and weak, and why stiffness comes at first place so, i think i got my answer thanks

[@Noregretspt]

@@roshangaha4254 Have a read of this article as even though I talk about spinal health all of these same factors contribute to problems with the glutes and hips www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/443-5-daily-habits-that-could-be-ruining-your-spinal-health