Exercise ball back extension with hands behind head

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Exercise ball back extension with hands behind head

Back · Stability ball

Target muscles

Spine

Also works

GlutesHamstrings

How to do it

  1. 1Place the stability ball on the ground and lie face down on top of it with your hips resting on the ball.
  2. 2Position your feet against a wall or other stable surface for support.
  3. 3Cross your arms behind your head, with your hands touching the back of your head.
  4. 4Engage your core and slowly lift your upper body off the ball, extending your back until your body forms a straight line from your head to your hips.
  5. 5Pause for a moment at the top of the movement, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits