Stretch - Middle Back

Recommendations: 1-3 Sets, 10-15 Reps, 10-20 Dur

Beginner Middle Back Stretching Body Only Gym Home

Purpose: This is a good exercise for increasing strength and flexibility in the middle back.

Benefits: This exercise is an effective exercise for the middle back.

Stand upright with your feet about shoulder-width apart. Place your hands on your hips. Look straight forward, with your knees slightly bent. This is the starting position. Twist your upper body so that it rotates to the right as far as you can. You should feel a stretch in your middle back. Hold the stretch for 10-15 seconds. Return to the starting position, keeping your hands on your hips. You will be looking straight forward and keeping your knees slightly bent. Twist your upper body so that it rotates to the left as far as you can. You should feel a stretch in your middle back. Hold the stretch for 10-15 seconds. Return to the starting position, keeping your hands on your hips. You will be looking straight forward and keeping your knees slightly bent. Repeat for the required number of repetitions.

There are a number of muscles in the back, although the two major muscles are the lats and traps. The lats pulls the arm back and down towards the spine. The traps pull the shoulder blades back and towards the spine.