Band hyperextension

Perform the band hyperextension to strengthen your lower back and glutes.

  1. Secure a resistance band around a stable object at ground level.
  2. Lie face down on the floor with your hips at the edge and the band under your hips.
  3. Hold the ends of the band with both hands and extend your legs behind you.
  4. Lift your upper body and legs off the ground, engaging your lower back and glutes.
  5. Lower back down with control and repeat.

How to perform the Band hyperextension

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Band hyperextension using your band.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your glutes rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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