Hip Extension Stretch
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The hip extension exercise involves extending one leg behind the body while supporting the upper body in a plank position. This exercise primarily strengthens the gluteus maximus and helps improve hip stability and lower back health.
How to do it
- Start in a high plank position with hands directly under shoulders.
- Engage your core and extend one leg straight behind you while keeping it lifted.
- Squeeze the glutes at the top and hold for a second.
- Return the leg back to starting position.
- Repeat on the other side.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Maximus
Secondary Deltoid Anterior Erector Spinae Hamstrings
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