How to do the forward fold stretch

Instructions for forward fold:

Start with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, and fingers interlaced behind your back.
Fold forward at the hips, allowing your hands to rise up off your lower back and over your head toward the front of your body.

What does forward fold help with?

Flexibility

What areas does forward fold exercise?

Shoulders, Hamstrings, Calves, Glutes, Hips, Upper Back, Chest

How is forward fold performed?

Standing

When should you avoid forward fold?

Vertigo, Dizziness, Pregnancy, Osteoporosis, Herniated Disc, Sciatica, High Blood Pressure, Heart Condition

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