Technique
- Sit cross-legged on the ground, with your hands by your sides.
- Bend your trunk to one side, bring your arm up and reaching as far as possible with your hand.
- Then repeat on the other side.
- Focus on stretching the side of your body, between your hip and your armpit.
Form tips
- Don’t let your chest collapse forward: keep it opened.
Logging: Alternate sides continuously.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Obliques
- Pelvis
- Spine
Secondary
- Neck
- Abs
- Glutes
- Quadriceps
- Hip adductors
- Hamstrings
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
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Joint movements
Regressions
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Beginner
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