Beginner exercise

Prayer Wrist Stretch

Also called Palm-to-Palm Wrist Stretch

  • Flexibility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Prayer Wrist Stretch

  1. Place your palms together in front of the chest with the fingers pointing upward.
  2. Keep the heels of the hands together as you slowly lower the hands and let the elbows move outward.
  3. Stop at a mild stretch through the wrists and forearms without pressing the fingers against each other forcefully.
  4. Raise the hands and separate them to release.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Flexor Carpi Radialis0.9Mobility Target
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris0.9Mobility Target
Palmaris Longus0.9Mobility Target