Make sure your spine is in a neutral position and your hips are level. Next raise your hips off of the floor to form a straight line from your shoulders to your hips, knees and ankles.

To start lay on your back with your arms at your sides and your feet close together with your heels resting on the top of the exercise ball. Much of the work in this exercise is maintaining level hips and ensuring that your hips do not droop as you roll the ball in and out. This exercise is challenging once you have raised your body and positioned it in a straight line you want to focus on maintaining the position of the hips and trunk throughout the movement. This exercise can be used to aid in recovery from hamstring strains or other running- related injuries however, if you are injured, please consult your physiotherapist prior to doing this exercise to make sure it is advised for your injury and current state of recovery.įor this exercise you will need an exercise ball with a diameter of 55-65cm (size will vary depending on your height). The hamstrings play an important role in running performance, especially when it comes to speed. This exercise can help you recover and prevent reinjury.ĭuring the hamstring curl with ball roll in the core acts as a stabilizer while your hamstrings are the prime movers. Weather you are already active, trying to increase your activity level or are getting back to the activities you enjoy after an injury. These are muscles that almost all of us could use some strengthening in especially if we spend a good portion of our days sitting or being sedentary. The hamstring curl with ball roll in targets both the hamstrings and core.

Hamstring curl