“Unlock Your Flexibility: Discover the 13 Secret Muscle Traps Holding You Back!”
3. Chest
Tight chest muscles, or tight pectorals, usually affect people who perform heavy exercises or tend to slouch.
To stretch your chest muscles, perform the doorway exercise by standing in the door frame and placing your arm against it with your elbow raised. Adjust the height of your arm to target different areas of your chest. Then, slowly turn your body away from your arm, focusing on the stiff areas. To stretch both arms together, lunge forward in the doorway to extend the arms back until a stretch if felt.
4. Upper Back
Upper back tightness is also known as thoracic spine stiffness. This area generally experiences fewer injuries or pain than the lumbar (lower back) and cervical spine (neck) because of its innate stability, but many people then experience tightness in this area. It can be due to muscle irritations, sprains, trauma like ribcage injuries, or even prolonged sitting and slouching.
Regular stretching of the upper back can keep the stiffness at bay. Try doing the child’s pose exercise by kneeling on the floor with your toes together and knees apart. Sit on your heels and lower your forehead to the floor. Extend your arms out in front of you.
5. Hamstrings
Hamstring muscles are at the back of the thigh and come into action while climbing, running, jumping, and walking. These muscles are prone to injury, especially for those who play sports. Ask anyone who’s had a “pulled hamstring,” and they’ll tell you all about the pain.
