Ball Stabilization - Prone Hip Extension

Professional Rationale
This is a nice progression from the glut max retraining exercise exepcially for those with low back pain vs. lower chain weakness.

Client Rationale
Exercises that are completed on ball provide a less stable environment for your 'core' and help to work the muscles of your trunk much harder than if you were lying on the floor, on all fours, or sitting in a chair. You must maintain a stable trunk with all exercises on the ball and minimize any movement of your trunk on the ball.



Instructions

• Start with your pelvis on the ball and your hands on the floor directly beneath your shoulders.
• Have hips bent slightly, then raise both legs up to the level of your buttocks, tightening at the gluteals.
• Return to start position.
• Do not arch your back.
• Do not hyperextend at the hips.

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