Seated thoracic rotations

What you should feel?? When performed correctly, you will feel a stretch at the lower back and on the sides of your trunk.

Instructions:

Seated in a chair with your knees together
Place your arms across your chest
Keeping your knees together, twist the upper body and hold for an allocated time
Continue to alternate sides
You should twist to your maximum comfortable range

Main muscles targeted:

Thoracic spine

Main benefits:

This exercise is used to increase the mobility of your thoracic region. It is usually a precursor to stronger variations, however can be a strong stretch when progressively increased over time. The more you perform this exercise the further you may be able to rotate.