Neck Muscle Stretching Exercises

Series Summary

There are many benefits to a routine of stretching exercises. Many people want to lose weight. Yet, despite claims for quick fat burning pills and powders, the best way to lose weight is still through proper diet and exercise. Exercise does more than just maintain physical fitness. Working out improves bone density, muscle strength and joint mobility. Being fit also reduces general health risks, boosts the immune system and helps with depression and insomnia. Whether exercising is to lose weight or improve muscle mass, working out promotes a healthy body and mind. In this free video series, an expert personal trainer demonstrates how to do full-body stretching, which is essential for any workout routine. Visiting each part of the body separately, this expert explains how to improve health and flexibility with these important stretches. Learn how to do calf stretches, hamstring stretches, glute stretches and lower-back stretches. Also get tips on abdominal stretches, pectoral stretches and shoulder stretches from this professional demonstration of full-body stretches to improve exercise.

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Sue Conrad. And I'm going to show you how to stretch your neck. First what you want to do is, have your feet, shoulder width apart. And knees slightly bent, shoulders relaxed. And I want you to going ahead and look up towards the sky. Lengthen and stretch. You can hold this position for about five to ten seconds. Come back to your center position. Now we're going to go ahead and stretch the left side. Just want to extend the neck slightly without tweaking. Keeping the shoulders down and relaxed. First you're going to hold this position for five to ten seconds. Make sure you're breathing, deep breaths in and out. You're going to take it back to center. And now you're going to take your chin down to your chest. Turn, totally relax the shoulders. Make sure you're taking nice, slow breaths in and out. You can hold this position, five to ten seconds. O.k. Now bring your position back to center. Turn to the right. Now look, you know, a little bit past your shoulder. Just having a nice, gentle stretch. Focus on breathing. Relaxing your shoulders and upper back. Hold it about five to ten seconds. O.k. Bring it back to center. Again, this is how you stretch your neck."