Wall Slide
Instructions
- Stand with your back against a wall, feet about shoulder-width apart
- Place your arms straight out in front of you, parallel to the floor
- Slide your arms up the wall as far as you can, keeping your elbows straight
- Hold the stretch for 10-15 seconds
- Slowly lower your arms back to the starting position
- Repeat the stretch 3-5 times
Benefits
- Shoulders: This stretch helps to improve shoulder mobility and flexibility. It helps to open the chest, improves posture and reduces tension in the shoulder muscles. It also helps to improve shoulder stability by strengthening the rotator cuff muscles.
- Back: This stretch helps to improve spinal mobility and flexibility. It helps to open the chest and reduce tension in the back muscles. It also helps to improve posture and strengthens the core muscles.
- Hips: This stretch helps to improve hip mobility and flexibility. It helps to open the hips and reduce tension in the hip muscles. It also helps to improve hip stability and strengthens the gluteal muscles.
- Legs: This stretch helps to improve leg mobility and flexibility. It helps to open the hips and reduce tension in the leg muscles. It also helps to improve leg stability and strengthens the leg muscles.