Core · Bodyweight
Sitting Lotus Pose Hand Behind Side Bend
How to do the sitting lotus pose hand behind side bend, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit in a cross-legged lotus position and place one hand on the floor behind you. Reach the other arm up and over your head, bending laterally toward the planted hand. Hold the stretch, then switch sides.
- 1A long stretch down the side of your waist and ribs
- 2Your spine lengthening as you reach overhead
- 3Both sit bones staying grounded
Common mistakes
- Do not collapse forward as you bend
- Do not let the bottom hip lift off the floor
- Do not bounce into the stretch
Muscles worked
The sitting lotus pose hand behind side bend mainly works the obliques, with the lats, lower back, and adductors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- LatsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.