SCAPULAR PROTRACION WITH ARM RAISE

Protracción escapular con brazo estirado

STARTING POSITION:

Position yourself on four legs on a mat. Your knees should be underneath the hips and hands under the shoulders. Contract your pelvic floor and core. Raise your left arm with your elbow extended until is parallel to the floor.

MOVEMENT:

Push your upper body as high as possible doing a protraction of your shoulder while you exhale. Return to the starting position in a smooth movement while you inhale. Repeat the movement for the specified amount of repetitions and then switch sides and repeat with the other arm. You should do the movement moving only your shoulder blade.

TIPS: Focus on stiffen the spine all the time using your core muscles.

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