Hominin · exercise
Spinal Stretch
Spinal Stretch is a beginner stretching exercise. It works the middle back, with help from the lats, lower back, neck and traps.
beginnerotherstatic movementisolationstretching
- Main muscles
- middle back
- Also works
- lats, lower back, neck, traps
How to do it
- Sit in a chair so your back is straight and your feet planted on the floor.
- Interlace your fingers behind your head, elbows out and your chin down.
- 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.
- Return to upright position and then repeat for your other side.
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Similar exercises
- Middle Back Stretch · other, beginner
- Upper Back Stretch · other, beginner
- Rhomboids-SMR · foam roll, intermediate
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).