Scorpion Stretch
Step-by-step technique for Scorpion Stretch, an exercise for lower back using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Lie face-down with your arms out to the sides.
- Lift one foot and bring it across your body toward the opposite hand.
- Feel the rotation in your lower back and hip.
- Return and repeat on the other side.
Coach tip: Keep your shoulders on the floor during the rotation.
Muscles worked
Primary: Lower Back
Secondary: Glutes, Obliques
Scorpion Stretch is a mobility exercise that loads the lower back using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Lower Back
- Secondary
- Glutes, Obliques
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Mobility
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