Standing Pelvic Tilt

A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the lower back.

Standing Pelvic Tilt — Starting position Starting position
Standing Pelvic Tilt — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Stretching
Equipment Not specified
Primary Muscle Lower Back
Logged As Time held

How to Do Standing Pelvic Tilt

  1. Start off with your feet hip-distance apart.
  2. Bend your knees slightly to keep them soft and springy.
  3. You may want to move your pelvis forward and backward and back few times before holding the tailbone forward in this stretch.

Muscles Worked

Back

Primary

Where Standing Pelvic Tilt does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to Standing Pelvic Tilt

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge

    Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge

    An intermediate compound mobility exercise that works the lower back.

    intermediate Not specified
  2. 2 Hug A Ball

    Hug A Ball

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the lower back, using an exercise ball.

    beginner Exercise Ball
  3. 3 Superman

    Superman

    A beginner compound mobility exercise that works the lower back, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  4. 4 Lower Back-SMR

    Lower Back-SMR

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back, using a foam roller.

    beginner Foam Roller
  5. 5 Pyramid

    Pyramid

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back, using an exercise ball.

    beginner Exercise Ball
  6. 6 Child's Pose

    Child's Pose

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back.

    beginner Not specified
  7. 7 Dancer's Stretch

    Dancer's Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back.

    beginner Not specified
  8. 8 Hug Knees To Chest

    Hug Knees To Chest

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back.

    beginner Not specified
  9. 9 Cat Stretch

    Cat Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back.

    beginner Not specified
  10. 10 Crossover Reverse Lunge

    Crossover Reverse Lunge

    An intermediate mobility exercise that works the lower back.

    intermediate Not specified

Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do standing pelvic tilt work?

Standing Pelvic Tilt primarily works the lower back. The glutes assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for standing pelvic tilt?

The source dataset does not record equipment for standing pelvic tilt. Check the instructions above before you set up.

Standing Pelvic Tilt: is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Standing Pelvic Tilt is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of standing pelvic tilt?

Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge, Hug A Ball, Superman train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

How do I log standing pelvic tilt in Fitnit?

As time held rather than reps. Fitnit records the seconds and credits them to the lower back on your body map, so you can see which muscles you train hard and never stretch.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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