Stick Lunge with Overhead Raise Stretch

Instructions

1. Hold a stick or dowel vertically in one hand at your side and step into a deep lunge.
2. Press your back knee toward the floor and raise the stick overhead with both hands.
3. Extend tall through your spine, feeling a stretch in your hip flexor and lats.
4. Hold for the prescribed time, then switch sides.
5. Keep your front knee aligned over your toes throughout.