Back and Shoulders Stretch (female)

Back and Shoulders Stretch demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart
  • 2Roll your shoulders back and down
  • 3Extend your arms out to your sides and rotate them so your thumbs are facing upward
  • 4Reach your arms back as far as you can, keeping your chest lifted
  • 5Hold this stretch for 30 seconds

Tips:

  • Avoid holding your breath, try a pattern of steady, deep inexhales and exhales
  • Engage your core to maintain your balance
  • Picture squeezing a pencil between your shoulder blades to deepen the stretch
  • Make sure to relax the neck and not strain it

Back and Shoulders Stretch Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs