Bridge Exercises with Stability Ball

Video Transcript

"Our next clip is going to be Bridges. Okay, we are going to place our feet firmly on the top of the stability ball with our heels. Hands can be flat on the ground or they can be under the lower back for additional support. What we are going to do is we are going to bridge up, relaxing the shoulders back, and then coming back down. Okay, I am going to bridge up. If you need to support the back you can come underneath or you can put your hands flat. Okay, bring up; extend up into your bridge. You can always add additional challenges to your bridges. Let's bring it down for a minute. You can always add one leg extended each time or you can put your feet flat on the ball for more stability. You are coming up; the heels are just an additional challenge. Okay, take it down. This is really good for strengthening the lower back. You just want to try and make sure that your shoulders stay relaxed and your back feels protected. So if you have back issues you may want to start off doing bridges on the floor. Okay, extend up, relaxing the shoulders back, keeping the body nice and long."