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Wellness Tip of the Week: Recruit the Glutes!

Specht Physical Therapy in Swansea and Providence

Did you know that sitting can actually shut down muscles in your legs, especially your glutes? Since your hips muscles weren’t designed to bear weight for long periods of time, sitting decreases your body’s ability to use them when they’re needed! Learn how to prevent gluteal amnesia in this article!

Anatomical diagram of the hip and glute muscles, labeling the gluteus medius, gluteus maximus, tensor fasciae latae, adductor magnus and gracilis (opens in a new tab)

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