Feeling heavy and tight? Try this:
Standing Side Body Stretch
This standing side bend lengthens the side body from the hip to the fingertips. Add this in throughout your day to decompress the spine and improve posture.
Key Body Areas:
Abdominals
Upper Back
Lower Back
Shoulders
How to Do Standing Side Body Stretch:
- Stand with feet slightly wider than hip's distance.
- Inhale and reach arms overhead. Hold your left wrist with your right hand.
- Exhale, reach up and over to the right while gently shifting hips left. Keep yourchest open and shoulders relaxed.
- Hold 5 seconds, breathing into left ribs.
- Return to center, switch grip and repeat left.
- Repeat 3-5 times as needed.
Modifications for Standing Side Body Stretch:
- decreaseReach one arm overhead and slide the other hand down the thigh.
- increaseReach further up and over to the side.
- alternativeInterlace your hands behind your head to reduce shoulder load.
- alternativeGrasp elbows overhead if your wrists or shoulders are sensitive.
Type: passive StretchDifficulty: beginnerPosition: standingMuscles Stretched:Obliques • Latissimus Dorsi • Quadratus Lumborum • Intercostals • Lateral Deltoids • Posterior Deltoids
