Reverse Shoulder Stretch
How to Do Reverse Shoulder Stretch
- Stand tall and strong with your feet spaced about shoulder-width apart, maintaining a slight bend at the knee
- Reach both hands behind your lower back, and interlock your fingers where they meet in the middle
- Roll your shoulders back and pull your rear shoulder blades toward each other while slightly pushing your chest out
- Keeping only a very slight bend at the elbow, lift your hands away from your lower back to create a stretching sensation in your chest and shoulders
- Hold for the specified amount of time
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Reverse Shoulder Stretch Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Reverse Shoulder Stretch targets chest and shoulders and also works upper back & lower traps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
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