Single Leg Foam Roller Hamstring Bridge

SINGLE LEG FOAM ROLLER HAMSTRING BRIDGE

The single leg foam roller hamstring bridge is used to strengthen the hip extensors. Start by placing your target foot on a foam roller at roughly shoulder distance apart. The knees should be bent to roughly 110 degrees in the starting position. To do this exercise correctly, it is important to keep the core braced and spine neutral. Engage the hip muscles by driving the heels down into the foam roller and lifting the pelvis off of the ground. Hold the peak of the movement for up to 2 seconds before slowly lowering the pelvis back to the ground.

Muscles Involved:

• Hamstrings

  • semitendinosus

  • semimembranosus

  • biceps femoris

• Erector Spinae

• Core Muscles (Transverse Abdominus)

Related Conditions:

• Non-specific Low Back Pain

• Hip Osteoarthritis

• Hip Labral Tear

• Femoral Acetabular Impingement

• Hamstrings Strain

• Yoga Butt

• Proximal Hamstring Tendinitis

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