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Hip Extension (Strength)
STRENGTH AND TRAINING

Hip Extension (Strength)

By Wheeler, Brooke 
 | 
September 17, 2019

Hip Extension (Strength)

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Put your arms at your side, palms flat on the floor.

  2. Tighten your core muscles and keep them tight through the whole exercise.

  3. Push down on your feet and raise your hips and lift your buttocks off the floor. Don’t arch your back.

  4. Hold for 5 seconds.

  5. Lower your buttocks back down to the floor.

  6. Repeat 5 to 10 times, or as instructed.

Updated:  

September 17, 2019

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Reviewed By:  

Raymond Kent Turley BSN MSN RN ,Kenny Turley PA-C,L Renee Watson MSN RN