Do you struggle to do deep squats and arms overhead squats? If so, then this exercise might be for you… With an overhead squat you not only stretch the back of your lower body, but also the front of the upper body. This stretch targets both of these inflexibility’s at the same time.
Description
Stand at the back of a chair with your palms resting on top of the backrest. From there fold your hips to 90 degrees and shift your pelvis backwards so that your weight is on your heels. Drop your sternum, spine and head down towards the floor. You can gradually sink deeper and deeper into the stretch with each exhale of your breath. This will stretch your hamstrings at the back of your legs as well as open up your ribcage and torso. You can alter the exercise to target one side of your torso more by moving your right hand over on top of your left hand. When you lean back towards your heels from this diagonal position push your ribcage into an arch towards the right so that your right side of the body opens up. Then repeat the stretch on the left side.
Dosage
Work your way up to 60 sec and repeat 3 times per day for best result.