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Technique

  1. Stand with your feet hip width apart, arms over the head with fingers interlaced and palms facing up.
  2. Bend at the hips towards one side.
  3. Come back up and bend towards the other side.

Form tips

  • Imagine having a wall behind you you have to keep contact with, do not come forward or backward during the bending.
Logging: Each repetition involves working both sides.

Muscles

Flexibility

Primary

  • Obliques
  • Pelvis
  • Spine

Secondary

  • Neck
  • Abs

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
trains stretches
e16u

Side bending pose

Beginner
e06y

Matrix

Novice
e0xm

Side upward dog

Beginner
e04q

Hanging human flag

Intermediate
e0uz

Elbow-support side angle

Novice
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