Standing One-Arm Chest Stretch
One straight arm out at shoulder height with the palm on a door frame, the chest eased forward; each side of the chest stretches in turn.
How to do it
Setup
Standing in a doorway, one arm straight out to the side at shoulder height, palm on the frame, free hand on the hip.
Steps
- Keep the arm straight and the palm fixed on the frame.
- Ease the chest forward until the front of the shoulder and the chest stretch.
- Hold and breathe, then switch arms.
Common mistakes
Bending the elbow: the straight arm is this stretch; keep it long. Shoulder creeping up to the ear: draw it down and back first. Leaning in until the front of the shoulder aches: ease off to a pull across the chest.
Breathing
Slow and even through the hold.
