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Open Book Stretch

ChestShouldersUpper BackNone (Bodyweight)

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Instructions

  1. Lie on your side with hips and knees stacked at 90 degrees and both arms extended in front at shoulder height.
  2. Keep your hips still and slowly rotate the top arm upward and open across your body toward the floor behind you.
  3. Follow the moving hand with your eyes and allow your upper spine to rotate while your hips stay in place.
  4. Hold the open position for 1-2 seconds, feeling the stretch through the chest and thoracic spine.
  5. Return the arm to the stacked position and repeat before switching sides.