Stick Overhead Full Sumo Squat Stretch
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The Stick Overhead Full Sumo Squat Stretch engages the lower body and core while enhancing flexibility and stability. Holding a stick overhead engages the shoulders, promoting better posture and balance. This exercise is excellent for improving hip mobility and strengthening the legs.
How to do it
- Stand with feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes slightly pointed out.
- Raise a stick overhead with arms fully extended.
- Brace your core and push hips back, lowering into a squat.
- Keep chest up and back straight, driving knees outward.
- Push through heels to stand, keeping stick overhead.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Maximus Quadriceps
Secondary Adductor Magnus Deltoid Anterior Erector Spinae Hamstrings