Office Chair Yoga: Chest & Shoulders Stretch

Video Transcript

"The first stretch we're going to focus on is opening up the chest and the shoulders. So placing your hands behind the back, fingers facing away from you if you have room. You're going to drop the shoulders down away from the ears and pull the shoulder blades together. From that position, you're going to drop your head back, taking deep breaths in and out. I'll turn to the side so you can see what this looks like from the side. Shoulders are down, pull together and the head is dropped back, taking deep breaths in through the nose, exhaling out through the mouth. It's really good for opening up the chest so where the pectoral is the chest muscle attaches to the deltoid which is the shoulder. A lot of times, this gets really tight from being hunched over and it just gets tighter and tighter over time. It's one of the best stretches you can do at your desk in your chair to open it up. So again shoulders are down, shoulder blades together head is dropped back taking deep breaths. You just want to come out of it by bringing the head slowly up and then keep the shoulders down and relaxed as you place your hands on your legs feeling what that correct posture feels like."