1. Start by standing with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointing slightly outward.
2. Place your hands behind your head, keeping your elbows wide.
3. Perform a half squat by bending your knees and lowering your body halfway down, keeping your chest up and back straight.
4. As you maintain the half squat position, lean your upper body to one side, reaching one elbow down towards the knee on the same side, ensuring you feel a stretch on the side of your abdomen and keeping the opposite elbow pointing upwards.
5. Return to the center, maintaining the half squat stance.
6. Repeat the side reach on the opposite side.
7. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions or duration.
8. Ensure to keep your movements controlled and breathe steadily throughout the exercise.
This exercise engages the lower body and adds in a dynamic lateral movement to target the obliques for a full-body workout with a focus on strength and flexibility in the core and lower body.
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