Chest Stretch

Chest Stretch

If there is 1 common muscle that almost everyone needs to stretch it’s our chest. With a tight chest (pectoralis) comes bad posture. Here are a few tips to allow you to add a chest stretch into your everyday routine.

Instructions

Preparation

Stand at end of wall or in doorway facing perpendicular to wall. Place inside of bent arm on surface of wall. Position bent elbow shoulder height.

Execution

Turn body away from positioned arm. Hold stretch. Repeat with opposite arm.

Comments

Upper chest becomes more stretched with elbow lower. Lower chest and pectoralis minor become more stretched with elbow higher.