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How to Stretch Open the Chest

Looking for a relaxing way to stretch? Click on the video to see how easy it is to release tension while relaxing and working on your breath. Do this stretch if you have rounded forward shoulders, work at a computer quite a bit, have bad posture, and feel the tension between the shoulder blades. Try to relax into the pose and use your breath. Take deep breaths from the abdomen and let it roll into the chest. Try this for 2 minutes daily, then progress to 5 or even 10 minutes. Do it until your body tells you to stop. Thanks for watching

How to Self-Massage

Click to watch this video on self-massage. All you need is a tennis ball, a cross ball, and a sock. This straightforward tool releases tension in the shoulders, low back, neck, arms, and hips. Put the ball in the sock and throw it over your shoulder. Then, lean against the wall to get at the upper traps, around the shoulder blades, and into the back of the neck. You also have access to the low back and hips. Place the ball on the edge of a doorway or corner of a wall to work the muscles in the chest, pectoralis major and minor. Use your body weight pressing against the ball to work out the tension instead of straining your hands. Make sure you can breathe through the intensity of the pressure. On a scale of 1-10, with one being no pain and ten beings’ severe pain, you want the power of the pressure to be around a 5 or 6.

Balance the Shoulders Part 1

Three exercises will show you how to strengthen the back. Do this if you have tight chest muscles, rounded forward shoulders, and would like better posture.