How To Increase Back Flexibility Video

Back flexibility is important for overall health and mobility. Learn how to do back flexibility exercises in this stretching and flexibility video.

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Use stretching device
Let body weight pull the stretch
Change grip to target sides of the body

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: Now, I'm going to demonstrate couple of ways to increase back flexibility. In order to stretch your back, it's good to have a post. In this case, we're using a stairway railing. What I'm going to do is I'm going to hold the stairway railing like this. I'm going to put my feet against the stairway railing. You could use a pole as well and I'm going to just lean back and hold. I'm going to just let my body weight act as the pulling mechanism. I am going to feel all this back here stretch out. I can also switch my grip like this and that increases the stretch a little bit, and then I can do an isometric stretch and kind of pull, take one hand and pull on one side. I'll feel it all the way to my spine and I can take my other hand again. Turn my body inwards towards my hand and I'll feel that on the other side of my back all along here. So, when you're trying to stretch your back, increase back flexibility, you'll need to pull. It's really good to use that and use your body weight to stretch your back. You don't need to pull any harder than that, then you don't want to risk any injury, just want to use your body weight to stretch those back muscles.

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