>I have not a clue what "bridges" and "donkey kicks" are.
>thanks Rhonda
They may go by different names, but "bridges" are when you are on your back, with heels on a step, on the floor, or on a stability ball, and you press up through your heels, so you are a bridge! You can also put a weight (a dumbbell or medicine ball) over your hip area to add resistance. Cathe does a ball version of these in PUB and a 1-legged step version of these in "Legs and Glutes".
"Donkey kicks" (this is the old name for them, but I can't think of what they are usually called) are when you are on all fours, and you raise and push(not really a "kick" like back in the Jane Fonda days, more like a donkey kicking in slooow motion) one leg to the back. You can vary these by lifting a straight leg or a leg bent at 45 degrees, or engaging the hamstrings more by lifting straight, then bending at the top. You can also pulse, or cross your knee over your calf at the bottom of the move to hit the gluteus medius area a bit more.