Spine stretch
Lower back Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Sit on the floor with your legs extended in front of you.
- 2Place your hands on the floor behind you, fingers pointing toward your body.
- 3Brace your core and slowly lean backward, keeping your back straight.
- 4Continue leaning back until you feel a stretch in your spine.
- 5Hold the stretch for a few seconds, then return slowly to the start.
- 6Repeat for the desired number of reps.
More lower back exercises
- Standing pelvic tiltBodyweight
- SphinxBodyweight
- 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
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.

