How to Do the Ball Leg Curl

Beginner · Exercise Ball · Targets Hamstrings, Calves, Glutes

Ball Leg Curl demonstration
💪 Hamstrings, Calves, Glutes🏋️ Exercise Ball📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Begin on the floor laying on your back with your feet on top of the ball.
  2. Position the ball so that when your legs are extended your ankles are on top of the ball. This will be your starting position.
  3. Raise your hips off of the ground, keeping your weight on the shoulder blades and your feet.
  4. Flex the knees, pulling the ball as close to you as you can, contracting the hamstrings.
  5. After a brief pause, return to the starting position.

Muscles worked

The Ball Leg Curl primarily targets your Hamstrings, with support from your Calves, Glutes. You'll need exercise ball.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Ball Leg Curl slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.