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Foam roller upper back

Roll your upper back over a foam roller to loosen stiff muscles between your shoulder blades.

BeginnerFoam rollerLow impactSuggested: 45 sec

How to do it

  1. Lie with the roller under your shoulder blades and your feet flat.
  2. Cross your arms over your chest and lift your hips.
  3. Push through your feet to roll from mid-back to the tops of your shoulders.
  4. Keep your chin gently tucked.

Form tips

  • Stay above your lower ribs.
  • Hug yourself tighter to spread your shoulder blades.

Muscles worked

Neck: not workedTraps: moderateShoulders: not workedChest: not workedBiceps: not workedForearms: not workedAbs: not workedObliques: not workedHip flexors: not workedOuter hips: not workedQuads: not workedInner thighs: not workedCalves: not workedFrontNeck: not workedTraps: moderateShoulders: not workedUpper back: strongLats: not workedLower back: not workedTriceps: not workedForearms: not workedOuter hips: not workedGlutes: not workedHamstrings: not workedCalves: not workedBack
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Upper backTraps

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