How to do: Overhead Stretch

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Overhead Stretch — starting position — Start position

Overhead Stretch — finishing position — Finish position

Step-by-step instructions

1Standing straight up, lace your fingers together and open your palms to the ceiling. Keep your shoulders down as you extend your arms up.
2To create a full torso stretch, pull your tailbone down and stabilize your torso as you do this. Stretch the muscles on both the front and the back of the torso.

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Photos & base instructions from the open-source Free Exercise DB (public domain).