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shoulder extension stretch - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder extension stretch

standing stretch opening chest, clasping hands behind back with straight elbows to stretch anterior shoulders

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
anterior deltoid, pectoralis major, biceps
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active, passive

How it is done

Stand, clasp the hands behind the back keeping elbows straight. Open the chest and pull the hands away from the body and towards the floor. Feel for stretch in front of the shoulders. Release the pull to starting position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.