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45° side bend

Core ·Bodyweight ·Beginner

45° side bend demonstration

Muscles worked

Abs Obliques

How to do 45° side bend

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms extended straight down by your sides.
  2. Keeping your back straight and your core engaged, slowly bend your torso to one side, lowering your hand towards your knee.
  3. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then slowly return to the starting position.
  4. Repeat on the other side.
  5. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

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