Yoga Shoulder Opening Exercises: Simple Ways to Enhance Your Appearance!

The elbow is the joint with the greatest range of motion in the human body, and many people suffer from rounded shoulders and hunchbacks because the shoulder joint range of motion is insufficient.

This often leads to various posture problems, which not only affect health,but also greatly affect one's temperament...

(as shown in the figure)

Therefore, opening the shoulders and flexible shoulder joints are very important.

What benefits can opening the shoulders bring to us?

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• Flexible shoulder joints, relieve shoulder and neck discomfort
• Improve rounded shoulder hunchback and forward head posture
• Smooth breathing, release pressure, and uplift mood
• After opening the shoulders, many advanced postures will be restricted

Today, let's share 5 simple and effective dynamic diagrams for opening the shoulders. If you've been staying at home and your shoulder and neck are sore, this is very suitable!

1, Standing forward bend + reverse hook hand

• Stand, with both feet hip-width apart
• Hands clasped together behind the body, ten fingers interlocked
• Inhale to extend the spine, exhale to bend forward downwards
• Keep your hands away from your hips and maintain for 8 breaths

2, Reverse Prayer

• Kneel, bring your hands to the back of your palms together
• Bring your shoulder blades towards the midline, open your chest
• Maintain for 8 breaths

3, Cow Faced Arms

• Kneel, raise your right arm overhead, bend your elbow
• Lower your left arm, bend your elbow and interlock with your right hand
• Shoulders open and sink, hand elbows towards the midline
• Maintain for 8 breaths, switch sides

4, Needle Arm Pose

• Start from the four-legged kneeling position
• Maintain your hips above your knees
• Inhale, open your right arm to the side
• Exhale, pass through your left armpit, palms up
• Extend your left arm straight forward, fingertips touch the ground

Maintain for 8 breaths, switch sides

• 5, Eight-Trigram Rotation
• Lie on your back, left arm raised laterally
• Right hand pushes the body to the right side to twist and open
• Right hand comes to the back and interlocks with the left hand
• Bend your knees, feet flat on the ground

Maintain shoulder tension in the previous stepSpend a few minutes each day to practice, when your shoulders open,you can release fatigue