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Back Cat Stretch
Muscles Stretched: erector spinae, external oblique
Description
- Adopt a position on your hands and knees, with your back flat. Point your fingers forward and your toes behind.
- Drop your head downward, pushing your shoulder blades upward and outward as you elevate your upper back.
- Relax, then repeat several times.
Related Pages
- See stretching guidelines for further instructions.
- Complete stretching list
- why Spider-Man?
- See also tests to Measure Flexibility
- See all flexibility images in the Stretching Exercises Clipart Image Collection
Related Products
- Goniometers to measure flexibility.
- stretching books
