Sample Stretching Routine
My stretching routine often looks something like this:
- Neck
- Up
- Down – Chin to Chest
- Right side – ear to shoulder
- Left side – ear to shoulder
- Rolling Forward – Slowly rolling the neck from shoulder to shoulder chin pointing towards the chest
- Arms
- Arm over the head – pulling the elbow down below the head
- Arm across the body – pulling the arm in towards the body holding before or after the elbow
- Arm out and back – arm against the wall/ground, palm facing the wall, chest twisting away from the wall
- Back Twist
- Child’s Pose
- Cobra Pose
- Low Lunge
- High Step
- Pigeon
- Straddle
- Center
- Both hands towards one foot; repeat on the other side
- One hand on the opposite knee, other hand reaching over the head and reaching towards to the opposing foot.
- Frog Pose
- Forearm Flexor Stretch
- Forearm Extensor Stretch