Open Book Stretch
Middle back · Abdominals · Shoulders · Bodyweight
How to do it
- Lie on one side, knees bent to 90 degrees and stacked, hips stacked.
- Extend both arms straight out in front at shoulder height, palms together.
- Keeping the knees pinned together on the floor, slowly rotate the top arm up and over toward the opposite side, following the hand with your eyes.
- Continue until the top hand reaches, or nears, the floor on the far side.
- Hold briefly, then reverse back to the start.
- Complete the set, then switch sides.
- Primary muscle
- Middle back
- Secondary muscles
- Abdominals · Shoulders
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Sides
- One side at a time