Maintain spine flexibility and stretch your obliques and lower back with the side-bend stretch. Click “Show More” for step-by-step instructions and tips.
• Sit upright toward the edge of a chair or stand with feet hip-width apart.
• Lift your right arm above your head as high as comfort allows.
• Lean from the hips to the left and hold for 5 to 8 seconds, keep thumb pointing back, feeling a stretch in your right side.
• Repeat on both sides several times.
Tips to Safe and Successful Stretching:
• Stretch just until you feel gentle pulling in your muscles, then hold the stretch.
• The stretch shouldn’t be painful.
• Stretch gently and smoothly. Do not bounce.
• Breathe naturally as you hold the stretch. Don’t hold your breath.
• Repeat stretches as needed, slowly increasing their depth over time.
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12 сен 2021
