This exercise will:
Mobilise the spine in a sideways bending motion.
Promotes release along the sides of the body, where there is often hidden tension
Standing side bend:Start position
1. Standing with good posture, knees stay soft
2. Arms relaxed and lengthened down by the sides of your body
Side bend: Action
1. Keeping head and neck in line and without leaning forwards or backwards slide the right hand down the side of your right leg towards your knee,
2. When you have gone as far as you comfortably can without losing good posture, slowly straighten up to start position.
Repeat on left.
Repeat 8 times in total