Multi Muscle Mobility Exercise: Mermaid Stretch- by Lindsey Mortimer
A fun multi muscle mobility exercise that will improve your mid back, hip and shoulder mobility, muscle length and engage your obliques! I love this exercise because it utilizes your own strength to bring muscle joints through a large range of motion. This is also an excellent scoliosis exercise. There are also fun progressions you can do next! Let the team at SOS know if you master this version and wish to progress to the next one!
How-To Steps:
- Side sitting with your knee bent and hand supported on the floor
- Lower down onto your elbow of the supporting hand. Don’t let yourself just fall down – control the movement!
- Reach your arm over head – think about elongating the top side and shortening the bottom side
- Return back to a seated position by using your oblique abdominal muscles rather than just pushing up with your hand!
*Repeat
*Never do an exercise that causes you pain*