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Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge

Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge, start position
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Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge, end position
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FrontBack
Primary
Main muscles
Lower Back

How to do it

  1. Lie down with your feet on the floor, heels directly under your knees.
  2. Lift only your tailbone to the ceiling to stretch your lower back. (Don't lift the entire spine yet.) Pull in your stomach.
  3. To go into a bridge, lift the entire spine except the neck.

Swaps on other equipment

Each has the lower back as its main muscle, on a different piece of equipment.

Other lower back exercises

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