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Dancer's Stretch

Lower Back · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Back

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Force

Static

The Dancer's Stretch is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Lower Back.

Muscles Worked

Lower Back primaryAbductors secondaryGlutes secondary

How to Do the Dancer's Stretch

  1. 1Sit up on the floor.
  2. 2Cross your right leg over your left, keeping the knee bent. Your left leg is straight and down on the floor.
  3. 3Place your left arm on your right leg and your right hand on the floor.
  4. 4Rotate your upper body to the right, and hold for 10-20 seconds. Switch sides.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.