45° side bend
45° side bend — highlighted muscle: abs

Muscles worked

abs, obliques

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45° side bend

Body part
waist
Equipment
body weight
Target muscle
abs
Muscle group
obliques

Secondary muscles

obliques

How to perform it

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms extended straight down by your sides.

  2. 2

    Keeping your back straight and your core engaged, slowly bend your torso to one side, lowering your hand towards your knee.

  3. 3

    Pause for a moment at the bottom, then slowly return to the starting position.

  4. 4

    Repeat on the other side.

  5. 5

    Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

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