The Essential 2 Minute Stretch Program

Stretch 5: Back Stretch

Essential Back Stretch for Relieving Repetitive Stress

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• Place your palms on the back of your pelvis and lean back from the waist.
  
• Drop your head back.
  
• Hold for a few seconds.
  

If you have poor balance, spread your feet and take a wider stance.

This opens up your chest cavity and hips, elongating the spine along the natural "S" curve.

• Stretch 1: Relieving Eyestrain
• Stretch 2: Side to Side Neck Stretch
• Stretch 3: Front to Back Neck Stretch
• Stretch 4: Standing Toe Touch
• Stretch 5: Back Stretch
• Stretch 6: Trunk Twist
• Stretch 7: Upper Torso and Arm Stretch
• Stretch 8: Shoulder Stretch
• Stretch 9: Arm and Wrist Stretch
• Stretch 10: Ankle Stretch