Feeling stiff? The cat stretch is a great Pilates exercise to increase flexibility in the lower back.

 

Cat stretch + thread a needle - PICTURE - Women's Health & Fitness

How to
Kneeling on hands and knees, exhale to curl tailbone under to round the spine and stretch lower back; inhale to return to flat back.

Add rotation: Thread right hand under the left arm and rotate torso to the left, return to start and reach right hand to ceiling and rotate to the right.

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