Beginner exercise

Spinal Stretch

  • Mobility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Spinal Stretch

  1. Sit in a chair so your back is straight and your feet planted on the floor.
  2. Interlace your fingers behind your head, elbows out and your chin down.
  3. Twist your upper body to one side about 3 times as far as you can.
  4. Then lean forward and twist your torso to reach your elbow to the floor on the inside of your knee.
  5. Return to upright position and then repeat for your other side.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Erector Spinae.

MuscleScoreRole
Erector Spinae1.0Target, Mobility Target
External Oblique0.5Mobility Target
Internal Oblique0.5Mobility Target
Rectus Abdominis0.5Mobility Target