Exercise Lab

Cobra Stretch

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Equipment

  • Stretching (No Equipment Needed)

Muscle Groups

  • Abs & Core
  • Back

Purposes

  • Stretches front of torso

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Description

  • Lie on your stomach with your hands placed on the floor outside of the shoulders.
  • Keep your shoulders un-shrugged and your hips on the ground.
  • With your hands pushing on the ground, gently lift yourself so that the chest and head are pointing forward.
  • Raise your upper body only as far as is comfortable for your back.

ProTip

  • Let gravity slowly pull the spine down into a nice and consistent "curve"

Mistakes

  • Shrugging the shoulders
  • Cocking the head back too far
  • Raising the hips off the floor