Jennifer Rizzuto Cuts Knee Pain With 2 Weeks of Daily Glute Bridge Marches

1 articles · Updated · Fit and Well · Jul 13

Two weeks of daily glute bridge marches left Jennifer Rizzuto running pain-free past mile 5, after knee pain had typically appeared around mile 4.
Dr. Andrew Gorecki said the exercise often helps when weak glutes drive knee pain, because it strengthens the glutes without loading or aggravating the knee itself.
Rizzuto started with 12 reps per leg in warm-ups and increased to 15 by day 7; by week two, she also saw slightly faster paces and steadier knees on stairs.
Gorecki said the move is not for acute, post-surgical or swollen knees, meniscus tears, fresh ACL injuries, or significant arthritis, and poor form can trigger low-back or SI joint pain.