Beginner exercise

Kneeling Wrist Extensor Stretch

Also called Backs-of-Hands Wrist Stretch

  • Flexibility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Kneeling Wrist Extensor Stretch

  1. Begin kneeling and place the backs of your hands lightly on the floor in front of you with the fingers pointing toward the knees.
  2. Keep most of your weight in your legs and support through the hands only as much as comfortable.
  3. Move the torso slightly back to increase the stretch along the back of the forearms, keeping the wrists aligned.
  4. Shift forward to remove pressure before lifting the hands.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris1.0Mobility Target
Extensor Digitorum0.6Mobility Target