Upward facing dog

How to do it

1. 1Lie face-down on the floor with your legs extended behind you.
2. 2Place your hands on the floor beside your lower ribs, fingers pointing forward.
3. 3Press your hands firmly into the ground and straighten your arms, lifting your torso and thighs off the floor.
4. 4Pull your shoulders back and down, opening the chest and looking up toward the ceiling.
5. 5Hold the position for a few breaths, then lower your body slowly back to the starting position.
6. 6Repeat 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

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.