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Gluteus Exercises

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Updated December 10, 2007

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The gluteus muscles make up your buttocks. They include the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus. These three muscles work to extend your leg out to the side and behind you. You use them when you climb uphill.

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