Demo & instructions
Prayer Wrist Stretch
Also known as: Palms-Together Wrist Stretch, Wrist Flexor Prayer Stretch
Instructions
Pressing the palms together in front of the chest and lowering the hands stretches the inside of both forearms at once. It is a two-for-one wrist stretch you can do anywhere.
- Movement
- Stretch
- Type
- Isolation
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 20–45 sec
Setup
- 1Bring the palms together in front of the chest with the fingers pointing up.
Execution
- 1Keeping the palms pressed together, slowly lower the hands toward the waist.
- 2Stop when the heels of the hands begin to separate or you feel a stretch inside the forearms.
- 3Hold, then raise the hands to release.
Breathing
Slow breathing; lower a fraction further on each exhale.
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