Seated Overhead Stretch
Seated with one hand flat on the floor beside the hip
- Level
- Beginner
- Movement
- Lateral stretch · Seated
- Tracks
- Duration
Works
Abdominals Obliques
How to do it
- Sit tall on the floor with legs extended or slightly bent.
- Place one hand flat on the ground beside your hip.
- Reach the opposite arm straight up toward the ceiling.
- Lean your torso sideways toward the supporting hand.
- Hold the position while breathing deeply into the side body.
- Return to center and repeat on the other side.
Common mistakes
- Lifting the hip off the floor while leaning.
- Bending the elbow of the reaching arm.
- Holding breath instead of breathing through the stretch.
Tips
- Keep the sitting bones pressed firmly into the floor.
- Visualize reaching the top hand further away to deepen the stretch.
- Avoid rounding the shoulders forward during the lean.
Details
- Base movement
- Lateral stretch
- Legs
- Both
- Arms straight or bent
- Straight arms
- Hand placement
- Flat palms
- Body position
- Seated
- Stretch type
- Static (held)
