side lying floor stretch
The side lying floor stretch is a bodyweight exercise targeting the lats, with secondary emphasis on the obliques and glutes. It is performed lying on your side, reaching overhead, and lifting the bottom leg to create a stretch along the side of the body.
Difficulty
Equipment: Bodyweight
Duration: 45seconds
Calories: ~3/per minute
FLEXIBILITY
Target Muscle
latsUPPER PULL
Secondary Muscles
obliquesglutes
Instructions
- 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.
