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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
- 1Place the stability ball on the ground and lie face down on top of it with your hips resting on the ball.
- 2Position your feet against a wall or other stable surface for support.
- 3Cross your arms behind your head, with your hands touching the back of your head.
- 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.
- 5Pause for a moment at the top of the movement, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the starting position.
- 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits