- Primary muscles
- Middle back
- Secondary muscles
- Traps
- Equipment
- Foam roller
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Category
- Stretching
- Force
- Static
Movement notes
- Lay down with your back on the floor. Place a foam roll underneath your upper back, and cross your arms in front of you, protracting your shoulders. This will be your starting position.
- Raise your hips off of the ground, placing your weight onto the foam roll. Shift your weight to one side at a time, rolling over your middle and upper back. Pause at points of tension for 10-30 seconds.
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