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Bodyweight Good Morning
How to do the bodyweight good morning, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Hinge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand with feet hip-width apart and your hands behind your head or crossed on your chest. Keep a slight bend in your knees, brace your core, and hinge at your hips, pushing your butt back until your torso is nearly parallel to the floor. Pause when you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, then drive your hips forward and squeeze your glutes to stand back up, keeping your back flat throughout.
- 1A stretch through your hamstrings and glutes as you hinge forward
- 2Your core braced and chest up so your back works isometrically
- 3A strong glute squeeze to drive your hips back to standing
Common mistakes
- Rounding your lower back; hinge from the hips not the spine
- Locking your knees; keep a soft bend throughout
- Letting your weight shift onto your toes; stay over your midfoot
Muscles worked
The bodyweight good morning mainly works the lower back and hamstrings, with the glutes assisting.
- Lower BackPrimary
- HamstringsPrimary
- GlutesSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.