Spinal Stretch

Mid backBodyweightBeginnerIsolation
Spinal Stretch — start position
Start
Spinal Stretch — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryMid back
SecondaryLats, Lower back, Neck, Traps

How to do it

  1. 01

    Sit in a chair so your back is straight and your feet planted on the floor.

  2. 02

    Interlace your fingers behind your head, elbows out and your chin down.

  3. 03

    Twist your upper body to one side about 3 times as far as you can. Then lean forward and twist your torso to reach your elbow to the floor on the inside of your knee.

  4. 04

    Return to upright position and then repeat for your other side.

In the app

Spinal Stretch needs no kit, so it appears whenever the day's window has room for it. Its minutes come from Rule 2 (Sessions are built to fit, never guaranteed, graded product): the window sets how long it runs, never the other way round.

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