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Standing Back Extension
Works the lower back, glutes, and backs of the thighs.
- Stand with your legs shoulder-width apart.
- Raise your right arm up and in front of you and, keeping your rear-end tight, simultaneously extend your left leg behind you as far as you can comfortably go.
- Do 15; switch sides and repeat.
- For variation, perform the exercise with your heels out and toes in (or your heels in and your toes out) on the leg you extend behind you.
National Institute of Health
Key Recommendations from the Expert Panel on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults Professional Education Materials Patient and Public Education Materials National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health
Date Published: 2002-02-18
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