Russian Twist
🌀 Obliques & Waist · updated September 2026
⏱ 45 sec🔁 3 sets of 16📶 intermediate🌿 low-impact
Targets: obliques, rotational strength
How to do it
- 1Sit with knees bent, heels lightly on the floor, torso leaned back 45°.
- 2Clasp hands and rotate the torso to tap beside your right hip.
- 3Rotate across to the left. That's 2 taps of 16.
- 4Lift the feet to advance; add weight later.
Form tips
- • Rotate the shoulders, not just the arms
- • Long spine — lean back without rounding
- • Slow controlled turns
Common mistakes
- • Arms swinging while the torso stays still
- • Hunching the back
- • Feet lifted before form is solid
