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How to Do Standing Lateral Stretch

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the standing lateral stretch.

How to do it

1. Take a slightly wider than hip distance stance with your knees slightly bent.
2. Place your right hand on your right hip to support the spine.
3. Raise your left arm in a vertical line and place your left hand behind your head. Keep it there as you incline your torso to the right.
4. Keep your weight evenly distributed between both legs (don't lean into your left hip). Switch sides.

Form tips

• Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
• Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
• Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
• Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).

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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.