posterior step to overhead reach
The posterior step to overhead reach is a dynamic bodyweight exercise that targets the abs while also engaging the glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, and shoulders. It involves stepping back into a lunge and reaching overhead, promoting core stability, lower body strength, and shoulder mobility.
Difficulty
Equipment: Bodyweight
Duration: 45seconds
Calories: ~3/per minute
FLEXIBILITY
Target Muscle
absCORE
Secondary Muscles
gluteshamstringsquadricepsshoulders
Instructions
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your arms by your sides.
- Take a step back with your right foot, landing on the ball of your foot.
- Bend your left knee and lower your body into a lunge position.
- As you lower into the lunge, simultaneously reach your arms overhead.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom of the lunge, then return to the starting position by pushing through your left heel and bringing your right foot forward.
- Repeat the movement on the other side, stepping back with your left foot and bending your right knee.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
