Exercise library · Glutes
Pretzel Stretch
The Pretzel Stretch is a bodyweight and mat exercise that targets the glutes, with the lower back and obliques assisting. Follow the 7 steps below and watch the demo to check your form.
- Target muscles
- Glutes
- Also works
- Lower back, Obliques
- Equipment
- Bodyweight, Mat
- Body part
- Waist, Upper legs
Step by step
- Sit on the floor with one leg extended and the other crossed over it.
- Bend the extended leg and reach your opposite arm across the crossed knee.
- Gently twist your torso toward the bent knee to deepen the stretch.
- Keep your spine tall and shoulders relaxed.
- Hold the stretch for the desired duration.
- Breathe steadily without forcing the twist.
- Switch sides and repeat.
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