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Reach Underneath

When you've been doing a lot of overhead work (or sitting at a desk that's too high), a good upper trap stretch is essential. Reach Underneath uses your bodyweight to elongate your upper traps on a diagonal—something you didn't know you needed until now.

  • Type Of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Trapezius, Shoulders
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Body Only

Reach Underneath

  1. Begin on all fours, with your hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips.
  2. Thread your right arm under your left arm, folding down and twisting so your right shoulder touches the floor.
  3. Tuck your chin to your chest.
  4. Keep both knees down on the floor and breath.
  5. Aim to eventually get at least your right shoulder blade in contact with the floor.
  6. Hold for time, twist out slowly, and repeat on your left side.
  • Exercise: Cat
  • Type of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Shoulders
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Body Only
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  • Type of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Shoulders, Chest
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Body Only