Standing shoulders and chest stretch

Caroline Nilsson is your personal trainer showing you how to do Standing shoulders and chest stretch.

Technique

Fold your hands behind your back, tighten your abdominal muscles and press chest forward. Keep the shoulders back move the hands and arms away from your body to stretch the chest and shoulder muscles.

Tips

Vary by keeping your arms close to your body and sometimes a little further away from other times, avoid hyperextending.

Alternatives

Use a wall and stretch one arm at a time if you have limited mobility.

More info

Pectoralis major, Deltoideus and Biceps.

Instructions

Stand strong, chest forward.

Fold your hands behind your back, tighten your abdominal muscles and press chest forward.

This exercise is 1 of 44 exercises that are included in the app Poworkout Stretch.