Video: Power up your glutes with a dead lift

Power up your glutes with a dead lift

Romanian dead lift

Boost your power for hiking, running hills or climbing stairs.

1. Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart.
2. Hold a dumbbell in each hand.
3. Tip at your hip and hinge forward, lowering the weights in front of your shins.
4. Return to a standing position.
5. During the hip hinge, lower until you feel a slight hamstring stretch.
6. Keep your core engaged and maintain a neutral spine.
7. Choose weights between 5 and 20 pounds, whichever allows you to complete 12 reps with good form.
8. Repeat for up to 3 sets.

Expert tips from the wellness physical therapists at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program.