Seated Forward Fold

Start

Finish

How to do it

Sit tall with legs extended, hinge from the hips and reach toward the feet. Let the exhale take you deeper rather than pulling.

Muscles worked

Primary: hamstrings · Also works: lower back

Equipment

No equipment

Common mistakes

• Yanking on the feet
• Collapsing the chest first

Variations

• Single-leg fold

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Child's Pose
• Downward-Facing Dog

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a lower back problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Conventional Deadlifthamstrings
• Dumbbell Romanian Deadlifthamstrings
• Downward-Facing Doghamstrings
• Lying Leg Curlhamstrings
• Nordic Hamstring Curlhamstrings
• Single-Leg Romanian Deadlifthamstrings