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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