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Stretches Take care with this one if you have a neck problem. Lie on your back on a bed. Hang your head off the edge, allow the weight of your head to stretch your shoulder and back muscles, sense how far down your back you can feel the stretch. If you feel comfortable with this, lift your arms over your head. Hold for 30 seconds to a minute. Lift yourself back up gently. Lie on the floor. Place a firm cushion or small rolled towel under the small of your back. Stay there for a minute, allowing the muscles to stretch back and relax. Roll aside to remove the cushion and then before you sit up pull your knees up to your chest and rock back and forth on your spine to close up the joints before you put your weight back onto them. This rocking movement is recommended for toning the back in its own right. Standing. Turn from one side to the other swing your arms freely using centrifugal force to turn to your maximum each way. Do this about a dozen times. Make sure you have enough room to relax your arms without feeling that you might hit something. Catherine Holland NAMMT (RM) Qualified in Remedial Massage with the Northern Institute of Massage Practising in Oxford and Abingdon | ||
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CATHERINE HOLLAND Tel: 0701 7415310 Email: catherine@catherineholland.co.uk | |
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