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Stability Ball Leg Curl
A bodyweight hamstring curl using a stability ball, rolling the heels toward the glutes while bridging the hips.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- hamstrings · gastrocnemius · gluteus maximus
- Goals
- hypertrophy · strength
- Equipment
- Stability ball
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Lie face-up on the floor with your heels and lower calves on top of a stability ball, arms out for balance.
- Press through the heels to raise your hips into a straight line from shoulders to ankles.
- Keeping the hips up, bend the knees to roll the ball toward your glutes.
- Extend the legs back out under control without dropping the hips.
- Complete all reps, then lower the hips and step off the ball.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Hips stay up for the whole set — this is a combo bridge plus curl.
Make the movement easier or harder
- Start with both feet; progress to single-leg when it becomes easy.