Beginner Note 9

To help with your upper back pain, the key here is to both build strength to keep the shoulders back, balanced with stretching to help open up the chest – this will help you feel more upright and taller. I have included specific upper body workouts and stretching that will address this. Feel free to do these stretching workouts as often as you like! Daily would be awesome if you have the time.

The key to results and building strength is through your breathing and engaging your abdominals effectively. Here are my tips on breathing:

  1. Place your hands onto the sides of your ribcage
  2. Inhale – Breathe back and up into your ribcage – your ribcage should expand wider
  3. Exhale – Draw the ribcage back together and deepen down through the abdominals

This type of breathing means you breathe up and down rather than the belly going in and out.

Make sure you listen to your body, if you need a rest day – take one. Or do a stretching workout – your body will thank you for it!

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