Overhead Stretch

Level: beginner
Equipment: none
Force: static
Mechanic: compound
Core muscles: abdominals
Secondary muscle: chest, forearms, lats, triceps

Instructions:

  1. Standing straight up, lace your fingers together and open your palms to the ceiling. Keep your shoulders down as you extend your arms up.
  2. To create a full torso stretch, pull your tailbone down and stabilize your torso as you do this. Stretch the muscles on both the front and the back of the torso.

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