PARTNER RUSSIAN TWIST

This is a partner core exercise that uses a kettlebell. Start by sitting down side to side with your exercise partner. Keep the knees bent and legs together in front of you. Start with one person holding the kettlebell and rotating their torso to pull the weight across their body. From here, hand the kettlebell off to your partner and then have them proceed to complete the same movement. Rotate the body back to receive the kettlebell. Complete in both directions.

Muscles involved:

• Core

  • Internal Obliques

  • External Obliques

  • Transversus Abdominus

Related conditions:

• Mechanical low back pain

• Oblique strain (late stage recovery)

• QL strain (late stage recovery)

• Strength and conditioning

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