Foam Roller Upper Back Stretch
- Sit on the ground and place a foam roller directly behind your lower back. Bend your knees and place your arms across your chest. Bring your feet to hip-width and allow them to support you as you carefully lean back and on to the foam roller.
- Move your body down on the foam roller until it reaches your upper back. Brace your core and begin by slowly rolling your body up 2 to 3 inches.
- Pause and slowly roll the opposite way. Be sure to roll out at different levels on your upper back.
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Foam roller upper back stretch is a gym work out exercise that targets upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Bosu ball burpees, battle bilateral waves and kneeling plank scapula push ups / planks scaps are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as foam roller upper back stretch. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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