SIDE BEND: LEVEL — INTERMEDIATE

STARTING POSITION

Sit sideways with your legs bent to one side, with the top foot placed in front of the bottom foot and top knee facing the ceiling. Place the supporting hand in line with the seated hip a few inches in front of the shoulder.

METHOD

Inhale.

Stabilise your shoulder, pressing your palm to lift your hip up to the ceiling. The top hand should go overhead to create a bow shape, activating your abdominal muscles with a neutral spine in a two-point balance. Exhale and return to starting position. Repeat 5 times on each side.

Focus on internal and external oblique.

BENEFITS Provides lower back pain relief and trims your love handle Strengthens abdominal and oblique muscles Improves lateral flexion of the spine Develops balance and proper alignment Increases upper body flexibility Calories burnt — 30 to 50

Note: Avoid in case of neck tension or stiffness, rotator cuff injury, wrist weakness