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Mobility Β· Core

Thoracic rotation

Difficulty Mobility

How to perform it

On all fours, put one hand behind your head and rotate the elbow toward the ceiling – the thoracic spine leads the movement, not the lower back. Improves mobility for rotation and upright posture. Good in a warm-up.

Equipment

No equipment (bodyweight)

Muscles worked

Muscles and artwork credits
  • Erector spinae
  • External obliques
  • Internal obliques (not on the surface map)
  • Lats

Artwork: Ryan Graves, CC BY 4.0, modified

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