Legs · Bodyweight
Bridge Yoga Pose Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
How to do the bridge yoga pose setu bandha sarvangasana, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor about hip-width apart, with a resistance band looped just above your knees. Press your feet down and lift your hips toward the ceiling while pushing your knees gently out against the band, opening across your hips and chest. Hold and breathe steadily, feeling a stretch through the front of your hips and a squeeze in your glutes.
- 1Feel the front of your hips and chest open as you lift
- 2Squeeze your glutes and press your knees out against the band
- 3Keep your breath slow and steady in the hold
Common mistakes
- Don't let your knees collapse inward against the band
- Don't overarch or strain your lower back
- Don't push into your neck; keep weight on your shoulders
Muscles worked
The bridge yoga pose setu bandha sarvangasana mainly works the glutes, with the hamstrings, lower back, and quads assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- QuadsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.