Alternating Side Bends
Step 1
Plant both feet on the floor shoulder-width apart and allow your hands to rest by your sides. This is your starting position.
Step 2
Inhale. Stretching your right obliques, lower your left hand down your left leg and draw your ribs towards your left hip.
Step 3
Exhale. Contract your right obliques to straighten your torso to return to the starting position.
Step 4
Inhale. Stretching your left obliques, lower your right hand down your right leg and draw your ribs towards your right hip.
Step 5
Exhale. Contract your left obliques to straighten your torso to return to the starting position. Continue alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
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