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How do you raise the hips without turning the bridge into a back arch?
Begin on a stable floor with knees bent and feet planted. Raise the pelvis while keeping the trunk controlled, then lower it deliberately. The teaching target is the relationship between shoulders, hips and knees, not the highest possible pelvis. A floor bridge is one hip-extension and trunk-control exercise, not a diagnosis or a complete lower-body programme.
Floor bridge: lift at the hips, then lower
A basic two-foot bridge on the floor. The top aligns the shoulders, hips and knees without adding a lower-back arch.
Set the base
Lie on the back with knees bent and feet flat. Keep the back in a comfortable neutral position.
Raise the hips
Lift the pelvis toward a line from shoulders to knees. Keep breathing and avoid pressing through the neck.
Lower smoothly
Return the pelvis to the floor under control. Re-establish the starting position before another repetition.
Original movement schematic; sequence informed by Mayo Clinic. A schematic for understanding a general movement, not an individual technique assessment or training prescription.
Build the starting position before lifting
The Mayo Clinic floor version starts lying on the back with knees bent. Use a mat or a comfortable, stable floor area with room for the whole body. Keep the head and shoulders resting, feet planted and the back in a comfortable neutral position. The knees are bent rather than held straight as in a different long-lever variation. Gently organise the abdominal muscles before the pelvis leaves the floor. In the three-panel teaching diagram, the first panel matters as much as the raised one: it shows the support points that remain available during the movement. A photograph of only the final position cannot show how the person arrived there or whether the return was controlled.
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- Make hip motion the main event
- Breathing and the return are part of the repetition
- Compare a hinge, a squat and a bridge
- A variation changes the task, not your rank
- Use the diagram as an observation task
- Keep the claim as small as the lesson
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