UPPER BACK : 1. Stand upright. Youe head should be raised and your feet slightly apart, in line with your shoulders. Raise your arms in front of your body to shoulder level. They should be parallel to the floor. 2. Then reach forwards with each hand alternately five times. 3. Clasp your hands together. Turning the palms away from you, push hands away from your body while tucking in your buttocks. Clasp your hands an reach forwards again. But at this time push your arms from your shoulders. Bring your head down slowly so that it could be in position between your arms. Your elbows should be kept a bit bent and avoid leaning forward. LOWER BACK: This exercise is very useful for people who have problems with lower back. However, you should immediately stop the exercise if you feel back pain. 1. Liying on the back on the floor bent your knees up towards your chest. Your arms should be kept by your sides. 2. Then move your arms at right angles to your body. Keep your palms flat on the floor and legs bent up to your chest. 3. With flat shoulders put your legs to one side of your body and your head to the other. 4. Rest and repeat the exercise working the other side. NECK AND SHOULDER (Exercise A) 1. Stand upright with your feet a bit apart so that they could be in line with your shoulders. 2. Ease your neck gently down to the right. You should feel a slight stretch on the left side of your neck. 3. Hold this position for a few secons and ease the neck to the left until you feel a stretch on the right side. Repeat the exercise once more. NECK AND SHOULDER (Exercise B) 1. Stand upright with your feet slightly apart. 2. Raise your right shoulder up as high as you can. 3. Pull it back using a circular motion. 4. Then lower your shoulder but continue moving in a circle. 5. Repeat the same first with your left shoulder and then with both hands. The benefits of relaxing exercise: 1. This exercise is beneficial for lowering the muscle tension, loosening tight miscles and reducing the stress. 2. It assists in stimulating brain activity patternswhich are associated with meditation and relaxation. 3. This type of exercise can release your stress by diverting it to various body systems.
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