Back extension on exercise ball

How to do it

1. 1Place the stability ball on the floor and lie face down on it, hips supported on the ball and feet against a wall or other stable surface.
2. 2Place your hands behind your head or crossed over your chest.
3. 3Engage your core and lift the upper body slowly off the ball, extending the spine until your body forms a straight line from head to heels.
4. 4Pause briefly at the top, then lower the upper body slowly back to the starting position.
5. 5Repeat the desired number of repetitions.

More lower back exercises

• Standing pelvic tiltBodyweight
• SphinxBodyweight
• Lower back curlBodyweight
• 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

This 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.