Spine Twist

Sit on the floor with your legs extended in front of you. Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the floor. Place your hands on your hips. Inhale, lengthen your spine. Exhale, twist your torso to the right, reaching your left hand towards the outside of your right thigh. Keep your spine long and your shoulders relaxed. Hold for a moment and then return to the center. Repeat on the other side.

How to perform the Spine Twist

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Spine Twist using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your abdominals rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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