Standing Twist

Teaching Points

• Attach one end of the band to a stationary object and stand to the side of it
  
  
• Hold the end in both hands with the arms straight out in front of you
  
  
• Start close to the attachment and twist away from it, using your stomach muscles, not your arms!
  
  
• Slowly return to the starting position

Muscles Worked

• Internal Obliques
  
  
• External Obliques

Alternative exercises

• Sitting twist with a resistance band
  
  
• Medicine ball twist

Related Injuries

• Hyperlordosis
  
  
• Abdominal strain