If you find your head poking forward, your chest and shoulder muscles tight, and your mid-back rounding these stretches for better posture could be the answer to your posture-prayers.
Done daily (with a proper weekly strength workout), you could start to reverse the damage that bad posture is doing to your spine, neck and shoulders.
The only equipment you need is a stretch tie and a yoga bolster or foam roller (or grab a thick blanket and roll that up).
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Pilates Bites Legs & Core
Keep your legs and core activated and feeling strong in this Pilates-based class. You will move your body all around with legs and core and the small ball to activate those inner thighs. Lots of arms and core incorporated into your movements.
Equipment: Pilates ball or small firm pillow -
Quick Upper Body Workout
A short, all levels, upper body workout targeting the muscles of the chest and back. Do it as a stand-alone workout or tack it on the end of cardio or lower body strength day. All you need are a couple of sets of dumbbells.
Equipment: 2 sets of dumbbells -
Quick Bicep & Triceps Workout
A short, all levels, upper body workout to build your biceps and tone your triceps. Do it as a stand-alone workout or tack it on the end of cardio or lower body strength day. Choose heavy enough weights to challenge your muscles by the end of each exercise.
Equipment: 2 sets of dumbbells
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