Sore Neck and Shoulders? Follow These Expert Tips

Cardino says to ensure you're sitting up straight for this one: "Interlace your fingers behind your back. Bend your elbows and bring your hands to one hip or side. Keeping your elbows bent, squeeze your elbows and shoulder blades toward the spine. Tilt the head toward your hands so that your ear moves toward your shoulder — this creates a lovely stretch into the opposite shoulder and neck. Take a few deep breaths as high into your chest and collarbone as you can, relaxing the neck with each exhale."

To switch sides: "Roll the head forward, take hands to the other hip, then roll the head toward the hands and repeat. After a few deep breaths on the second side: keep your hands interlaced, roll the head forward, straighten out your arms behind you as you squeeze your shoulder blades together and lift your chest up toward your face. Keep the head tilted down and you lift your chest up, and take a few deep breaths into your upper ribs and heart-space before releasing from the stretch."

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