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Quick Stretch
Full body flexibility
 Chest Stretch (Chest/Shoulders)
Stand in a doorway and place your arms out to your sides, elbows against each side wall. Exhale and lean your upper body through the doorway as your arms are pushed back, your chest stretched and hold. Inhale as you release. This stretch can be done with one arm at a time as well. This is an important stretch to maintain a healthy posture of the upper back and eliminate rounded shoulders.
Hold Time: 15 to 30 seconds
Shoulder Crossover (Shoulders/Arms)
Stand or sit and place your right arm across the front of your body at shoulder level. Place your left hand on the back of your right elbow and press your right arm into your body, exhaling. Hold and breathe. Inhale and release. Repeat with your left arm.
Hold Time: 15 to 30 seconds
 Triangle (Upper Back/Inner Thigh)
Stand with your feet wide apart, hands on your hips and your head straight. Exhale as you let your upper body drop to the right side feeling the stretch on the inside of the right leg, hold the position. Inhale and return to center. Repeat to the left side. This movement may performed against a wall to keep the body perfectly aligned.
Hold Time: 15 to 30 seconds
 Step Stretch (Hamstring)
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, about two feet back from your step. Place the heel of the right foot on the step, keeping your left foot planted on the floor. Exhale and slowly bend the left knee creating a stretch in the back of the right leg. You can bend at the waist as well to intensify the stretch. At the point of slight discomfort, not pain hold the position (this applies to all stretches). Inhale, slowly release, repeat on the opposite leg.
Hold Time: 15 to 30 seconds
 Calf Stretch (Calf/Achilles Tendon)
Stand with feet together three or four feet out from a wall. Place your hands on the wall shoulder width or wider, exhale and lean the upper body in towards the wall. Your heels remain planted firmly on the floor as you hold. Inhale and return to the starting position. One foot can be brought forward to intensify the stretch on the leg that remains planted, repeat on the other side if this is done.
Hold Time: 15 to 30 seconds.
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