Exercise at Home – Upper Body

If you have a sore neck, or sit behind a desk all day stretches for your upper body will relieve tension and pain.

Put your hands behind your back and place onto one hip. Press the opposite shoulder away so you get a nice lengthening through the neck. Slowly turn your chin towards your shoulder then turn your chin up and take your ear to the shoulder. Turn your chin down and slowly roll it down and around, keeping the shoulders down and chest up. Take hands across to the other hip and notice and feel your tight spots.

Move your chin towards your shoulder and look down, then lift chin up, still pressing that shoulder away. By moving side to side you stretch the muscle across the joint – it’s easy and simple to do and relieves tension and stress in the upper body and neck.

Next, clasp hands together behind your back. Pull shoulder blades down and straighten your arms. Lift your sternum up and lift your hands away from your body. This stretches the muscles across the chest and shoulder joint.

The chest and shoulder joints have now been opened up. Now bring your hands to the front and clasp them with hands facing towards to you. Tuck your chin into your chest and round your back.

Mixing both these exercises will result in great stress relief especially if you do them at least once a day.

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