Core·Bodyweight·Compound
Overhead Stretch
Core · Bodyweight
Beginner
Body Part
Core
Equipment
Bodyweight
Level
Beginner
Type
Compound
Force
Static
The Overhead Stretch is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Core.
Muscles Worked
Core primaryChest secondaryForearms secondaryLats secondaryTriceps secondary
How to Do the Overhead Stretch
- 1Standing straight up, lace your fingers together and open your palms to the ceiling. Keep your shoulders down as you extend your arms up.
- 2To create a full torso stretch, pull your tailbone down and stabilize your torso as you do this. Stretch the muscles on both the front and the back of the torso.
Related Exercises
Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.