Cobra
How to do it
- Lie face down with your hands under your shoulders.
- Gently press through your hands to lift your chest off the floor, keeping your hips and legs relaxed.
- Open your chest forward and up without straining your lower back, then lower back down with control.
- Muscles worked
- Lower backCoreChest
- Equipment
- None, bodyweight only
- Type
- Cool-down
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