side lying floor stretch
side lying floor stretch exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: lats. Equipment: body weight.
- Target muscle
- lats
- Muscle group
- obliques
- Body part
- back
- Equipment
- body weight
Secondary muscles
obliques, glutes
How to perform
- Lie on your side with your legs straight and your bottom arm extended straight overhead.
- Bend your top knee and place your foot on the ground in front of your bottom leg.
- Reach your top arm over your head and grab onto something stable, like a wall or a piece of furniture.
- Slowly lift your bottom leg off the ground, keeping it straight, until you feel a stretch in your side.
- Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds, then slowly lower your leg back down.
- Repeat on the other side.