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Neck and Chest Stretch
The key is to maintain a medium level of constant tension by intentionally contracting the chest and front of neck as you move your shoulders and head back against that tension, smoothly.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from ...
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Lift Head Against Resistance
A simple but effective stretch for the chest, neck and front of your shoulders. Try to keep the tension in the front of your neck rather than the back of your neck, and your shoulders down.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from...
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Elbow-Opening Chest Stretch
This is a very simple chest stretch, but do not pull on your head with your hands or you may make your neck tense. Make the movement nice and smoothly and keep your head level.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor ...
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The Overhead Shoulder and Chest stretch
You need a strap or any object which does not stretch much. Play with the distance between your hands to change the stretch. You get a stretch on both sides of your body by tensing continuously (by pulling your hands apart) as you move smoothly.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if inj...
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Kneeling Push-Up Chest Stretch
The resistance is very easy to maintain in this one as you just have to lower yourself down slowly, and that will take care of both the resistance and the stretch.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stret...
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Pulling Arm Down Into the Floor
Engage your chest by pulling your hand down and inwards into the ground.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stretching.
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Pulling Arms Down into the Floor
Don't be fooled by the similarity to child's pose, you have to engage your muscles and fascia by pulling down and in continuously with your hands to engage both your chest and your upper back.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK ...
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Chest Stretch On Chair
This mainly stretches your chest one side at a time, so do this with both hands (one at a time).
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stretching.
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Palms on Floor Forearm Stretch
Be gentle with yourself in this challenging forearm and wrist stretch.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stretching.
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Prayer Hands
Keep the resistance on by pushing your hands together.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stretching.
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Pulling Fingers Down Stretch
Your fingers and hand pulls back up towards you as you smoothly pull them away, forward and down with your other hand.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stretching.
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Claw Stretch
Put your hand into the shape of a claw and then tense it. Maintain that tension, while the other hand squeezes it shut. It might feel like it has been massaged inside afterwards. Keep your shoulders relaxed.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impair...
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Clasped Hand Stretch
Keep the resistance on as you move smoothly.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stretching.
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The Hip Flexor Low Lunge
Go easy with this more challenging stretch, constantly engaging the front of your leg and hip by pulling your foot down into the floor.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stretching.
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Quad Stretch on Knees
Tense the front of your body and move against that resistance to stretch your quads and the front of your hips.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from your doctor before stretching.
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Standing Wide Leg Hip Flexor Stretch
Maintain a shoulder width alignment (so don't stand as if on a tight rope, keep your feet apart sideways). Maintain tension in the front of your hip by pulling your back foot forward into the ground.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get ...
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Front Hip Flexor Push Up
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Pulling Your Knees to Chest
The key is to constantly push your knees and lower legs away from you and the floor in an up and out direction, as you smoothly pull in against that in a down and towards-you direction.
Never push through pain and do not stretch if injured. If pregnant or physically impaired, get the OK from yo...
