- Stand vertically, with your feet together. Let your hands and arms hang loosely at your sides.
- Bend laterally (sideways) to the right, very slowly. (Don't twist your shoulders or your back.) Slowly "walk" the fingers of your right hand down the lateral or outside portion of your right leg. Stretch to the right as far as possible.
- Slowly stand up straight again.
- Bend laterally to the left, very slowly. Slowly walk the fingers of your left hand down the lateral (outside portion) of your left leg. Stretch to the left as far as possible.
- Repeat four or five times on each side.
(Editor's note: This stretch is done from side to side. Picture yourself sandwiched between two panes of glass, so the stretch is felt along the side of the body.)
This article originally appeared in the March 2008 issue of Horse & Rider magazine.
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