Exercise Ball Back Extension With Arms Extended

Lie face down on an exercise ball with your legs extended and toes on the floor. Place your hands behind your head and engage your core. Slowly lift your torso off the ball by squeezing your glutes and lower back muscles. Pause for a moment at the top and then slowly return to the starting position.

How to perform the Exercise Ball Back Extension With Arms Extended

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Exercise Ball Back Extension With Arms Extended using your stability ball.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  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 abdominals 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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