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How to do Exercise Ball Prone Leg Raise

The exercise ball prone leg raise is performed by lying face down with your legs extended and toes resting on a stability ball. You lift your legs using your lower back and glutes, targeting the spine and core stabilizers.

Exercise Ball Prone Leg Raise demonstration
Primary muscle
Lower back
Also works
Abdominals and Glutes
Level
Intermediate
Category
Back

How to do Exercise Ball Prone Leg Raise, step by step

  1. Lie face down on a mat with your legs extended and your toes resting on top of the stability ball.
  2. Place your hands on the ground, shoulder-width apart, and engage your core muscles.
  3. Keeping your legs straight, slowly lift them off the ground, using your lower back and glutes to raise them as high as possible.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Exercise Ball Prone Leg Raise works your lower back as the main mover, with help from your abdominals and glutes.

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Exercise Ball Prone Leg Raise is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.

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