Demo & instructions
Seated Spinal Twist
Also known as: Seated Twist, Seated Trunk Rotation Stretch
Instructions
A floor-seated twist that gently rotates the trunk while one leg crosses over the other. It lengthens the waist, lower back, and outer hip in one unhurried position.
- Movement
- Stretch
- Type
- Isolation
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 20–60 sec
Setup
- 1Sit on the floor with both legs straight in front of you and your spine tall.
- 2Bend one knee and place that foot flat on the floor outside the opposite thigh.
- 3Place the hand on the bent-knee side on the floor just behind your hips.
Execution
- 1Sit tall, then turn your chest toward the bent knee.
- 2Hug the knee with your opposite arm, or rest that elbow against the outside of the knee.
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Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
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