Standing Side Bend Stretch
Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and reach one arm overhead. Keeping your hips square and your core braced, bend your torso to the opposite side, feeling a stretch along the side of your ribs and waist. Avoid leaning forward or back; keep the movement in a single plane. Hold the stretch, return to center, and repeat on the other side.
How it is executed
- Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and reach one arm overhead.
- Keeping your hips square and your core braced, bend your torso to the opposite side, feeling a stretch along the side of your ribs and waist.
- Avoid leaning forward or back; keep the movement in a single plane.
- Hold the stretch, return to center, and repeat on the other side.
- Muscles worked
- Abs
- Primary muscle
- Obliques
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Movement pattern
- Core
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- What it is for
- Strength · Stability
