How to do it
Keep your feet planted and your knees slightly soft throughout the hold.
- 1
Stand up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Reach both hands behind your back and hold your left wrist with your right hand.
- 3
Gently pull your left hand up and across your back, feeling the stretch in your left shoulder.
- 4
Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, then switch sides and repeat.
Expert tip
Do not force the stretch; go only as far as you can without pain for a gentle stretch.
Common mistakes
- ✕Rounding the upper back during the pull
- ✕Bending the wrists while pulling
- ✕Twisting the torso toward the pulling side