Corpus
MobilityBeginner

Cat-Cow Stretch

By The Corpus Atlas Editorial TeamUpdated Last reviewed How we source this

Muscles involved

Spinal erectorsCoreNeck

Equipment

None.

Home version

Same movement, performed on a mat or carpeted floor.

Benefits

  • • Improves spinal mobility
  • • Relieves stiffness after sitting
  • • Gentle warm-up for the back

Common mistakes

  • • Moving too quickly to feel the stretch
  • • Only moving the neck instead of the whole spine