New Delhi, May 10 -- A strong core means a stronger lower back. But that doesn't mean you don't target your lower back specifically during workouts. And top among exercises for this region is the lower back extension. This doesn't need a machine, but one of those adjustable stands which support the front of the hip as you hinge down and go back up again. Surely a great warm-up exercise, the lower back extension can be adjusted into becoming part of a larger workout as well, with progressions.

Don't get this mixed up with reverse hyper extensions, which is mainly for the glutes. There is more detail on this in a piece I wrote for Lounge this year titled Unlock your glutes: 3 essential exercises for a stronger butt, given that glute health...