WALL SUPPORTED SINGLE ARM REACH

Jan 3

How To Perform Wall Supported Single Arm Reaches

The Wall Supported Single Arm Reach is a Postural Restoration Institute® exercise. You can use the Wall Supported Single Arm Reach to stretch your back, engage the obliques, improve rotation and it may help improve posture.

Level/Difficulty: Beginner to Advanced

Muscle Group(s): obliques/abs, hamstrings, adductors

Equipment: wall & small ball between the knees

Exercise groups: Lower Body Exercises, Full Body Exercises, Lower Body Exercises, Core Strengthening Exercises, Upper Body Exercises, Posture Strengthening Exercises

Coaching Cues:
Lean against a wall, tailbone off, reach forward with right arm to rotate hips to left, hold and breathe

Before starting:

Be sure to maintain weight on the heels, add a slight tuck to the pelvis, keep the back against the wall, and perform full breaths while reaching with the arm.

Lean against a wall and place a small ball between the knees.
Tuck your tailbone so that it is not touching the wall. Reach forward with your right arm. It should feel like you’re turning to the left.
Inhale, then exhale as you reach further forward, keeping the lower back touching the wall. Continue exhaling until you feel the left abs engage.
Repeat these breaths in order to better align the ribcage over the pelvis.