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quadruped to child pose stretch - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

quadruped to child pose stretch

sit back from quadruped position onto heels with arms extended to stretch shoulders and upper back.

Starting position
quadruped
Joints
shoulder, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
deltoid, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, rotator cuff
Equipment
yoga mat
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active, passive

How it is done

Get down on hands and knee position i.e on 4 points ( both hands and both knees), hands under the shoulder and knees under the hip. Without moving the hands, sit back on the knees keeping arm straight, feel for the stretch on the armpit and HOLD. Back 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.