ExerciseGIF

Exercises / Thread the needle

Thread the needle GIF

Figure

Male figure; the female figure follows.

Muscles
Background

Packs are delivered in the look you pick here.

Get it in this look

Worked muscles

  • RhomboidsMusculi rhomboidei
  • TrapeziusMusculus trapezius
  • LatsMusculus latissimus dorsi
  • Rear shouldersMusculus deltoideus, pars spinalis
  • ObliquesMusculus obliquus externus abdominis
Equipment
mat
Level
beginner
Loop
One repetition, 1.53 seconds

Get this animation

Part of the Back pack: male figure (the female figure follows), GIF, WebP and MP4 at 480 and 720 px, commercial license.

Get the Back pack, $29Whole library, $249

From the API

GET one exercise
curl https://api.exercisegif.com/v1/exercises/thread-the-needle \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EXERCISEGIF_KEY"

Returns the exercise with GIF, WebP and MP4 links for both figures. Docs

How to do a thread the needle

  1. Start on all fours with hands under shoulders and knees under hips.
  2. Reach one arm under your body, sliding it across the floor.
  3. Lower that shoulder and ear toward the mat as you rotate.
  4. Reach as far as comfortable and pause to breathe.
  5. Unwind and reach the same arm up toward the ceiling.
  6. Repeat, then switch sides.

Form tips

  • Keep your hips stacked over your knees, do not sit back.
  • Rotate from the upper back, not by collapsing the arm.
  • Exhale as you thread deeper.

Works similar muscles