Workout #4

This 5-minute seated upper-body session will stretch your neck, triceps, and shoulders.

Triceps Stretch

• Kneel, sit, or stand tall with feet hip-width apart, arms extended overhead.
• Bend your right elbow and reach your right hand to touch the top middle of your back.
• Reach your left hand overhead and grasp just below your right elbow.
• Gently pull your right elbow down and toward your head.
• Hold for 30 seconds – 1 minute
• Switch arms and repeat.

Shoulder Squeeze

• Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
• Clasp your hands behind your lower back.
• Straighten and extend your arms and squeeze your shoulder blades together.
• Do this for 3 seconds, and then release. Repeat 5 to 10 times.

Neck Release

• Sit down with your back straight and chest lifted.
• Drop your left ear to your left shoulder.
• To deepen the stretch, gently press down on your head with your left hand.
• Hold for 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

Comment below on your progress and join us for tomorrow’s session for lower-body stretches on a mat! ?