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Alternating Side Bend

Active stretch · Standing · No equipment

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What you should feel

Stretching under the arm and the side of the torso.

How to do the Alternating Side Bend

  1. Standing, feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. One arm extended overhead, torso bending laterally to the opposite side.
  3. Slow and controlled movements, alternating sides with each repetition.

Muscles and zones

Works the shoulders, abs, lats. Sprung uses it in Daily and Activate routines.

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