How to Do the Hug A Ball

Beginner · Exercise Ball · Targets Lower Back, Calves, Glutes

Hug A Ball demonstration
💪 Lower Back, Calves, Glutes🏋️ Exercise Ball📊 Beginner🏷️ Stretching

How to perform it

  1. Seat yourself on the floor.
  2. Straddle an exercise ball between both legs and lower your hips down toward the floor.
  3. Hug your arms around the ball to support your body. Adjust your legs so that your feet are flat on the floor and your knees line up over your ankles. Keep a good grip on the ball so it doesn't roll away from you and send you back onto your buttocks.

Muscles worked

The Hug A Ball primarily targets your Lower Back, 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 Hug A Ball 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.

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