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Exercise Ball Lower Back Stretch (Pyramid)
Exercise Ball Lower Back Stretch (Pyramid): step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: exercise ball.
- Equipmentexercise ball
- Body partback
- Primary muscles
- lats, glutes
- Secondary muscles
- hamstrings
How to do it
- Sit on the stability ball with your feet flat on the ground and your knees bent at a 90-degree angle.
- Slowly walk your feet forward, rolling the ball down your back until your lower back is resting on the ball.
- Place your hands behind your head or cross them over your chest.
- Engage your core and slowly lower your upper body towards the ground, allowing your lower back to stretch over the ball.
- Hold the stretch for a few seconds, then slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.