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How to Do Chair Upper Body Stretch

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the chair upper body stretch.

Chair Upper Body Stretch animated demonstration from start to end position

Main muscles	Shoulders
Also works	Biceps, Chest
Equipment	Other
Level	Beginner
Type	Stretching

How to do it

Sit on the edge of a chair, gripping the back of it.
Straighten your arms, keeping your back straight, and pull your upper body forward so you feel a stretch. Hold for 20-30 seconds.

Form tips

Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).

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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.

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