Stress Relief Exercise
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Upward Arm Stretch Purpose
This exercise is one in a series designed to relieve stress and tension from the middle
of your shoulders and the nape of the neck. By contracting and stretching these areas
tension is released from the whole body.
Lift your arms up and bend your elbows, clasp your hands behind your head. Push your elbows
back and feel your shoulder muscles contracting and your chest expanding. Now INHALE raise
your arms as you clasp the fingers of both hands together, palms up. Hold for several seconds. Then EXHALE and release
and return the hands back behind the head. Repeat three times.
The Upward Arm Stretch
Upward Arm Stretch Instructions