Bottle-Weight Side-Bend
Strengthen your core with Bottle-Weight Side-Bends! Sculpt your obliques with this simple, effective at-home exercise.
Required Equipment
Muscle Groups
Primary
Secondary
Instructions
1. Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and hold a water bottle, or any other similar weighted object, in your right hand. Your left hand can be placed behind your head or on your waist for balance.
2. Engage your core and keep your back straight. Your gaze should be forward, and your shoulders should be down and back.
3. Slowly bend your body to the right, feeling the stretch in your left oblique muscles. Keep the movement controlled and do not twist or rotate your hips or shoulders.
4. Bend as far as you comfortably can without compromising form. The left side of your torso should feel a good stretch, and make sure not to lean forward or backward.
5. Pause briefly at the bottom of the movement, then slowly lift yourself back up to the starting position using your obliques.
6. Repeat the exercise for the desired number of repetitions before switching the bottle to your left hand and performing the same movement on the opposite side.
7. Remember to breathe evenly throughout the exercise, exhaling as you bend to the side and inhaling as you return to the upright position.
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