# The Roll Test #stayflexy

## Метаданные

- **Канал:** MovementbyDavid
- **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHsNafcx9_A
- **Дата:** 09.03.2026
- **Длительность:** 1:05
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## Описание

This is an exercise originally created by Joseph Pilates (yes the guy who made Pilates) he called it “Rolling like a ball” 

The idea is spinal mobility and flexibility. If you struggle with this there are a few things you can do to help.

-QL stretch
-Elephant walks 
-runners lunge pulse
-quad stretch

Notice how none of these stretch your back directly, this is by design! Leave the rolling to stretch the back and all these exercises to make it way easier. 

Stay Flexy! #mobility

## Содержание

### [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHsNafcx9_A) Segment 1 (00:00 - 01:00)

I call this the roll test. Just grab your knees and roll. If it looks like this and not like this, your lower back has lost mobility and could use a little bit of help. Three common problems. Number one, the quadratus lambor. It's not actually a magic spell. It's a lower back muscle and we call it the QL for short. Grab a door frame and become a banana. Feel it right here. Obviously, on both sides, for 30 seconds. Number two, your hamstrings are probably tighter than guitar strings. — Hold a hamstring stretch and do elephant walks like this for 30 seconds. And number three, the hip flexors. Why does that have to do with your back at all? Well, your hip flexors go from your leg through your abdomen and attach to your lower back. So, they're worth focusing on. Runner's lunge pulse like this for 10 reps and a quad stretch also for 30 seconds. You should be able to test again and it should be at least a little bit easier. Now, by the way, I made an ebook for your spine if you want to download and try that for yourself. Stay flexy.

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*Источник: https://ekstraktznaniy.ru/video/20519*