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Standing Behind Sky Reach

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The 'Standing Behind Sky Reach' exercise involves reaching one arm upwards while the other rests on the hip, promoting lateral flexibility and core activation. This movement primarily benefits the obliques, enhancing trunk stability and improving side bending range of motion.

How to do it

  1. Stand upright with feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Place one hand on your hip and extend the other arm overhead.
  3. Lean sideways, reaching the arm overhead up and back slightly.
  4. Hold briefly and return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat the movement on the opposite side.

Muscles worked

Primary Obliques

Secondary Latissimus Dorsi Rectus Abdominis

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