We are ending our month focused more on the neck. These 2 exercises are perfect for the desk jockey. Try them out mid-day to give your neck a little love.
Month: January 2022
Neck and Shoulder Month – Week Four
This week, we are working on rotations in our neck to help maintain and increase our rotational ability in our neck (think looking behind you before back up the car). We are also going to work on the rotation in our shoulders with this banded external rotation exercise.
Neck and Shoulder Month – Week Three
This week, we are focusing on shoulder mobility and stability. If your shoulders are off-balanced and week, or if you lack range of motion in the rotator cuff and shoulder girdle, your neck and spine will have to do some work to compensate. This can lead to tension in the neck, shoulders, and mid-back.
Try these 2 moves out to gain mobility and strength through the whole shoulder.
Neck and Shoulder Month – Week Two
This week, we are working on keeping those shoulders DOWN. Cold and stress can keep those shoulders up by the ears. Try these two moves to help bring them back down where they belong.
Neck and Shoulder Month – Week One
This week, we are focusing on the internal rotation of the shoulders. A lot of people think they don’t want to work on internal rotation because their shoulders are rounded forward. However, it could be a lack of internal rotation that drags your shoulders, neck, and upper back forward. If you can’t move properly from the shoulder joint, everything else will have to move to compensate. Long story short, stop ignoring the shoulder capsule. Make sure it moves properly…in all directions.
Brenna Backe 