At your desk

Seated Side Bend

by Kaira

Lengthens the side of the ribcage, which barely moves while you sit.

How to do it

  1. Sit tall on a stable chair with both sitting bones staying on the seat.
  2. Reach one arm overhead and lean gently to the opposite side.
  3. Feel a long line down the ribs of the reaching side, breathe into it, then swap.
  4. Stay in the side bend — no twisting or leaning forward.
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In these programs

with Kaira

Desk back reset

4 wk · 5×/wk · 8 min/day

  • Office
  • Beginner

Do it with a coach

In Sport AI this move is part of short workouts that Kaira and Jace lead set by set. Free.

Seated Side Bend — how to do it, muscles worked · Sport AI