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 Arms & Core
Feel that core working as we add in several arm exercises at the same time.
This Pilates-based class is a full meal deal for the entire body.
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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