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(Important to breathe and relax)


1. Ball in chair

Side view of Mike seated in a chair with a red ball positioned between his upper back and the chair, leaning backward with both arms extended overhead to stretch his upper back.

2. Foam Roller or double tennis balls or double Lacrosse balls in a sock. Put the double tennis balls or Lacrosse balls in different spots along the spine with your hands behind your neck.



3. Foam roller on your mid-back and roll back and forth and side to side.


4. Get in the quadruped position. Reach your right arm underneath and stretch the mid-back. Stretch your left arm underneath; stretch your mid-back.


5. Kneel in front of the chair with your elbows on the chair. Try to extend the mid-back.

Man kneeling on the floor with his hips pushed back, arms extended forward onto a chair seat, and head lowered between his arms to stretch his shoulders and upper back.

6. Kneel in the split squat position with your right side parallel to the wall and with your right leg closest to the wall on your knee with your remaining left leg on foot. Keep both arms straight out in front (level) along the wall. Rotate your left arm back to touch the wall behind you. Repeat on the other side.


7. On your knees in front of a chair. Put both elbows on the chair. Put your left hand on the right side of your neck and rotate up. Repeat with your right arm on the left side of your neck.

Man kneeling on the floor with his elbows resting on a chair seat, hands clasped behind his neck, and chest lowered toward the floor to stretch his shoulders, upper back, and triceps.

8. Open Book Twist - Lie on your left side and put your right leg on the foam roller. Both hands should be straight out from your body with shoulders at 90 degrees. Keep your left arm flat on the floor. Lift your right arm and reach behind you while stretching the mid-back. Your eyes should follow the right arm. Put a pillow under your head. Make sure to relax your breath throughout.

Man lying on his back with his head supported by a pillow, one knee resting across a blue foam roller and one arm extended upward while the other rests on the floor, performing a thoracic spine rotation stretch.

9. Standing windmill with overpressure - both shoulders flexion and extension. Up and down.

Side view of a man standing with his chest lifted and back slightly arched, extending one arm overhead and the other behind his body to stretch his chest, shoulders, and upper back.

10. Start in the quadruped position with your legs wide apart. Place your arms in front of you on the foam roller. Roll forward on the foam roller and let your chest sink into the ground while stretching your chest.

Man kneeling on the floor in a child's pose stretch, sitting back toward his heels with both arms extended forward over a blue foam roller and his head lowered toward the floor to stretch his shoulders and upper back.



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