Upper Body Intense - Moderate
Intense stretch routine to increase flexibility in upper body.
Exercises:
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Seated lateral stretch
Tip upper body aside and extend the movement by reaching your arm, slide hip of stretching side outward to reinforce the stretch. Avoid twisting your pelvis - tilt it to the side.
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Lying back stretch
Lie down with lower back in contact with ground and move the knees toward your chest to extend and stretch muscles in the back and lower back.
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Seated back stretch
Sit down with bent or straight legs depending on your mobility in the the hamstrings , better focus on a comfortable position with your knees bent rather than compromising on technique. Round the back, then slide back like a cat and extend the neck.
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Rolling back stretch
Lie on your back, get with your knees towards your chest, extend the legs over your head and lower them slowly downward until it tightens the lumbar spine. The exercise also stretches gluteus and back of legs.
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Chest stretch
Sit or stand firmly in basic position, fold your hands behind head and move elbows backward while pressing the chest, lower the shoulders and relax. Breathe deep breathes and keep the shoulder blades lowered during the entire exercise.
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Back of shoulders stretch
Start from a sitting or standing position and extend one arm in front of the body. Grasp arm using the other arm's hand. Forward with chest and move the straight arm towards the chest.
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Triceps stretch
Sit or stand in the basic position. Bend one arm, place it behind your neck, put your hand on the spine and align elbow straight up. Grasp the stretching elbow with the opposite hand gently and squeeze arm backward.
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Upper Body Intense - Moderate is 1 of 60 stretch routines in Poworkout Stretch. Available for iPhone and iPad.
