Basic Stretch: Shoulder With Forward Bend Video

Before stretching shoulders with a forward bend, curl the shoulders while holding a towel behind the back with palms facing out. Use the shoulder stretch with forward bend to stretch out chest muscles using workout tips from a fitness trainer in this fitness video.

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Progress slowly
Great for opening shoulders & chest muscles
Maintain a strong core with the forward bend
Great stretch for golfers
Perform daily

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Hey everyone, my name is Mimi, and welcome to core workout. Today I am going to teach you how to do a woodchopper. You just need a ball, a weighted ball or a medicine ball. I want you to put your feet apart. You are going to extend your arms right in front of your body. And as you twist your body down, bring your butt back, twist all the way, then bring it up in a diagonal line all the way up to the ceiling. Notice that my foot goes up in a tip-toe. And then we are going to come all the way down again, twisting that core all the way. This is a great exercise that works your entire body. And breathe. Make sure that you keep your chest out at all times, and breathe. And you do about fifteen repetitions for each side. Down, and up, down. Let's do a couple more. And that's it. Now let's get ready to do the other side. Same thing, let's go down, squat and twist, diagonally up. And two. Chest out, abs into your spine, you use your entire body. Keep going. And up, and down. Let's do a couple more. And nice job you guys. Take a little break, and do the same exercise two more times at least. You can do this exercise three times a week, more if you want to, and you are going to see great change in your core. Thank you so much for joining me. My name is Mimi, and I will see you next time.