Roll Ball Lower Back

Perform the Roll Ball Lower Back exercise to enhance flexibility and relieve tension in your lower back.

  1. Start by lying on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
  2. Place an exercise ball under your lower back.
  3. Gently roll your body back and forth over the ball, allowing it to massage your lower back.
  4. Focus on breathing deeply and relaxing your muscles as you roll.

How to perform the Roll Ball Lower Back

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Roll Ball Lower Back using your roller.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your latissimus dorsi.
  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 latissimus dorsi 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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