Sphinx
Lower back Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Lie face‑down on the floor with your forearms flat on the ground and elbows directly under your shoulders.
- 2Engage your core and lift your chest off the floor, keeping your forearms and toes planted.
- 3Hold this position for a few seconds, ensuring your neck stays neutral.
- 4Lower your chest slowly back to the starting position.
- 5Repeat the desired number of repetitions.
More lower back exercises
- Standing pelvic tiltBodyweight
- Lower back curlBodyweight
- Back extension on exercise ballStability ball
- Hyperextension (on bench)Bodyweight
- Exercise ball back extension with hands behind headStability ball
- Exercise ball back extension with rotationStability ball
- Weighted hyperextension (on stability ball)Weighted
- Roller back stretchFoam roller
See it moving
In the app every exercise comes with its animation and the muscle marked on the body, with the set timer and the rests counted.
See NiudThis page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.
