How to Do the Cat Stretch

Beginner · Bodyweight · Targets Lower Back, Middle Back, Traps

Cat Stretch demonstration
💪 Lower Back, Middle Back, Traps🏋️ Bodyweight📊 Beginner🏷️ Stretching

How to perform it

  1. Position yourself on the floor on your hands and knees.
  2. Pull your belly in and round your spine, lower back, shoulders, and neck, letting your head drop.
  3. Hold for 15 seconds.

Muscles worked

The Cat Stretch primarily targets your Lower Back, with support from your Middle Back, Traps. No equipment needed — train it anywhere.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Cat Stretch slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.