Fit Ball Hip Extension
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Difficulty
Medium
Equipment Needed
Fitball
Starting Position
Lying on fit ball.
Procedure
- Put feet against wall.
- Find the appropriately sized fit ball.
- Place your stomach on the ball.
- Put your feet against a wall with a 90 degree bend at the knees.
- Place hands behind your head with arms spread out to the sides.
- Extend upward at the hips pushing your shoulders up and back.
- Slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat
Coaching Keys
- Keep abdominals tight.
- Focus on using your upper glutes and hamstrings.
You Should Feel it...
In your lower-back, glutes, hamstrings, and calves.
Exercise Purpose
Improves hamstring and glute strength. This is important because strong hamstrings and glutes help prevent lower-back and knee injuries.
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