Legs · Bodyweight
Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge
How to do the pelvic tilt into bridge, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Hinge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat. Flatten your lower back by tilting your pelvis, then continue rolling your spine up into a hip bridge. Lower one vertebra at a time and repeat.
- 1Your abs flattening your lower back as you start the tilt
- 2Your glutes squeezing to lift your hips at the top
- 3Your spine peeling off the floor one segment at a time
Common mistakes
- Pushing your hips up before the pelvic tilt sets
- Overarching your lower back at the top
- Driving through your toes instead of your whole foot
Muscles worked
The pelvic tilt into bridge mainly works the glutes, with the lower back, lower abs, and hamstrings assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- Lower BackSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the pelvic tilt into bridge for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.