Seated Thoracic Twist

Positioning

• Sit on a mat with your legs extended straight out in front of you on the floor.

• Keep your back upright, maintaining a neutral spine without slouching.

• Cross your arms over your chest, placing each hand on the opposite shoulder.

Execution

• Inhale and sit tall, keeping your hips firmly planted on the mat.

• Exhale and rotate your upper body slowly to one side, leading the movement with your shoulders and chest.

• Pause for a brief moment at the maximum comfortable range of motion while maintaining an upright posture.

• Inhale and return to the center starting position under control.

• Exhale and repeat the rotation to the opposite side.

• Continue alternating sides, ensuring the movement originates from the thoracic spine rather than the lower back.