The holidays can squeeze exercise right off your to-do list. But all this christmas workout challenge needs is a mat and a little floor space.
Since every exercise happens lying down, you’ll work through 11 glute bridge variations for 300 total reps without any equipment to set up.
So settle in, take it one rep at a time, and let’s earn that holiday cookie together!
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Wide Glute Bridge
Let’s ease into this christmas workout challenge with a classic glute bridge, just with a wider stance.
That extra width shifts more of the work into your outer glutes, which you’ll feel almost immediately.
It looks simple, but don’t rush it. Slow and controlled is what gets you through all 300 reps.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with both knees bent.
- Step your feet wider than hip-width, toes turned slightly outward.
- Keep your arms flat by your sides for support.
- Drive through your heels and lift your hips up high.
- Squeeze your glutes at the top, keeping your knees tracking wide.
- Lower back down with control and repeat.
Pulsing Glute Bridge
Now we’re staying at the top. Instead of lowering down between reps, you’ll hold your hips up and pulse in a small range.
Those little movements keep your glutes under constant tension, which is exactly why they burn so much.
So if your hips start shaking a bit, that’s normal. Just keep breathing.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet hip-width apart.
- Keep your arms flat on the mat by your sides.
- Lift your hips up into a full bridge position.
- Hold your hips at the top without lowering to the floor.
- Pulse your hips up and down in a small range.
- Continue pulsing steadily for the full interval.
Glute Bridge + 5 Pulses
This one blends the first two moves into a single combo, so you get the full range plus the burn of the pulses.
One bridge, five pulses, then all the way back down.
Counting out loud actually helps here, because it keeps your rhythm steady when your glutes start begging you to speed up.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, hip-width apart.
- Keep your arms resting flat by your sides.
- Lift your hips into one full glute bridge.
- At the top, pulse your hips up and down 5 times.
- Lower your hips all the way back to the mat.
- Repeat the full bridge plus 5 pulses for the interval.
Wide Bridge + Tiptoe
Back to the wide stance, but with a twist. At the top of each bridge, you’ll rise onto your tiptoes before setting your heels back down.
That little lift pulls your calves and stability into the mix.
It takes some balance to keep your hips high while your feet move, though, so take your time.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with your feet wider than hip-width.
- Keep your feet flat and arms resting by your sides.
- Press through your heels and lift your hips into a bridge.
- Hold the bridge and lift both heels onto your tiptoes.
- Set your heels back down to flat feet, keeping hips high.
- Lower your hips down to the mat with control, then repeat.
Single-Leg Bridge + Kick
Time to go one leg at a time. With your right leg reaching for the ceiling, your left side does all the lifting.
Single-leg work is honest work, since it shows you right away if one side is stronger than the other.
The tap-and-kick keeps things moving, but stay controlled.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with your left foot planted flat on the mat.
- Extend your right leg straight up toward the ceiling.
- Keep your arms flat by your sides for support.
- Drive through your left heel and lift your hips into a bridge.
- Bend your right knee and tap your foot on the mat.
- Kick your right leg straight back up overhead.
- Lower your hips back down to the mat with control.
- Repeat the full sequence, then switch sides.
Pulsing Single-Leg Bridge
Same single-leg setup as before, but now you’re holding at the top and pulsing.
One leg stays up in the air while the other carries everything, which makes this one of the toughest moves in the whole sequence.
If you need to set your foot down and reset for a second, that’s completely fine.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with your left foot planted flat.
- Extend your right leg straight up toward the ceiling.
- Keep your arms flat by your sides for balance.
- Press through your left heel and lift your hips up.
- Hold the leg up and pulse your hips in a small range.
- Keep your hips from touching the floor throughout.
- Switch sides and repeat with the left leg raised.
Hold + Hip Lift
Here’s where your endurance gets tested. You’ll hold the bridge the entire time while lifting one knee toward the ceiling, then the other.
The challenge is keeping your hips from sagging as your feet leave the mat.
So squeeze your glutes hard and imagine a flat tabletop from knees to shoulders.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the mat.
- Drive through your heels and lift your hips into a bridge.
- Hold this bridge position with your hips lifted.
- Raise your bent right knee up toward the ceiling.
- Lower your right foot back down to tap the mat.
- Keep your hips lifted in the bridge throughout.
- Continue lifting and tapping, then switch sides.
5x Frog Bridge
The frog bridge might feel a little awkward at first, since your feet are pressed together and your knees are dropped out wide.
But that position is gold for your glutes, because it takes your quads almost completely out of the movement.
Five pulses at the top, then lower and repeat.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back and press the soles of your feet together.
- Let your knees drop open wide to the sides.
- Rest your arms flat on the mat by your sides.
- Press through the outer edges of your feet and lift your hips.
- Pulse your hips up and down 5 times, knees held wide.
- Lower your hips all the way down after the 5th pulse.
- Repeat the lift, 5 pulses, and full lower each round.
Bridge + Alternating Hip Lift
This one strings a few moves together, so think of it as a rhythm exercise. Bridge up, lift one knee, then the other, then lower down.
It’s a longer sequence, which means more time under tension for your glutes.
Find a steady pace early and just ride it out.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet hip-width apart.
- Press through your heels and lift your hips into a bridge.
- Hold the bridge and raise your bent right knee toward the ceiling.
- Lower your right foot back down to the mat.
- Raise your bent left knee toward the ceiling.
- Lower your left foot back down to the mat.
- Lower your hips to the mat, then repeat the sequence.
Wide Bridge + Abduction
We’re stacking two glute bridge variations here: two full wide bridges, then two knee openers at the top.
The abductions hit your outer glutes and hips, which most bridge moves miss.
By this point in the workout your legs will be talking to you, but you’re almost at the finish line.
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with your feet wider than hip-width.
- Rest your arms flat on the mat by your sides.
- Drive through your heels and perform 2 full wide glute bridges.
- After the second bridge, hold your hips at the top.
- Open both knees outward and close them for 2 abductions.
- Lower your hips back down and repeat the sequence.
Hold + Abduction
One last move to close out this christmas workout. You’ll hold your bridge at the top the whole time while opening and closing your knees.
No breaks, no lowering, just a steady burn until the interval ends.
And when it’s over, you’ve officially earned all 300 reps. Well done!
How to perform:
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the mat.
- Keep your arms flat by your sides for support.
- Lift your hips into a bridge and hold them at the top.
- Open both knees outward as far as comfortable.
- Bring your knees back in without dropping your hips.
- Continue opening and closing your knees for the full interval.

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I’m fitness coach Ashley Castleberry, an NASM-certified personal trainer and nutritionist, as well as a coach on an established YouTube Channel with over 1 million followers. With certifications from major fitness brands, I specialize in athletic, HIIT, and strength training. Leveraging my experience coaching clients on lifestyle changes, I provide customized exercise and nutrition guidance to help people reach their fitness goals, whether that be weight loss, muscle gain or overall health improvement.
