Often, tight back muscles and chest immobility are related to similar tensions in the legs. The saw exercise opens the back and hips while stretching the hamstrings.
Targeted muscles - Biceps femoris - rectus femoris - rectus abdominis - rectus abdominis - Multifidus spinae - quadratus lumborum - Rhomboid.
Target - Oblique muscles - Neck stabilizers (Multifid spine)
Benefits - Increases the mobility of the bust - Increases the range of motion of the spinal column.
Not recommended if...
You have back pain that radiates to your legs.
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- Keep your shoulders low and relaxed.
Avoid
- To take the hips off the mat during the twisting movement.
- To draw the knees in during the forward stretch.
