Legs · Bodyweight
Bridge Hip Abduction
How to do the bridge hip abduction, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, then lift your hips into a glute bridge. Holding the bridge, push your knees apart to abduct your hips, then bring them back together without dropping your hips.
- 1Feel your glutes hold the bridge while your outer hips push the knees
- 2apart
- 3Keep your hips lifted and level throughout
- 4Drive your knees out under control and resist on the way back
Common mistakes
- Do not let your hips drop as your knees open
- Do not let your knees cave inward on the return
- Do not rush; control the abduction both directions
Muscles worked
The bridge hip abduction mainly works the glutes, with the lower abs, hamstrings, and external rotators assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- External RotatorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- QuadsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.