21/08/2026
The feet are our foundation. They influence how load is managed through the ankles, knees and hips, and this has an important relationship with the strength and function of the gluteus muscles, your hip stabilisers.
Your glutes don’t work in isolation. From a fascial perspective, the body is interconnected through tissues and muscles that work together to transmit and distribute load. Better foot function can therefore contribute to more efficient load transfer and help the body maintain balance and control.
Ask yourself:
Can my whole body create a stable, connected platform for my glutes to work from?
Diaphragmatic breathing can also support this process. Breathing creates movement.
And what better way to observe this whole-body connection than with a squat?
The squat is a great marker of how you move into and through the pelvis, while also challenging the strength and coordination of the glutes and surrounding muscles.
Form should follow function. The goal isn’t simply to strengthen a muscle in isolation, but to create strength, control and movement around the pelvis as part of the whole body.