| Standing with feet at shoulder width, your knees should be slightly bent. While making fists (not to tight), let your arms hang infront of you, or you can hold a stretching stick. Keeping your back flat and your chest up, shoulders back, bend forward at the waist. Don't let your back round as you lean forward from your hips. Keep your chest up, your head up, and your shoulders back, shoulder blades pulled together. Lower your fists (or the stick) until they reach the middle of your shins. If you have poor hamstring flexibility you might not be able to bend this far over. In this case go only as low as you can while maintaining good lower back posture (flat or slightly arched but not rounded). |
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