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Description: 6-minute exercise routine to relieve aches and pains in your neck and back, straighten up your spine, and correct your posture! All you need is a foam roller as you follow along with these effective posture exercises. ➡️ LINK TO JARED’S FOAM ROLLER: amzn.to/3DzoY0k ➡️ LINK TO JARED’S EXERCISE MAT: amzn.to/3ACGcrQ ==================== OTHER VIDEOS YOU NEED TO WATCH: ✅ 10-MINUTE EXERCISES TO FIX YOUR POSTURE: youtu.be/jB1Yb9PMm-U ✅ FIX NECK/UPPER BACK POSTURE: youtu.be/cPA_hM80s8s ✅ FIX LOWER BACK (PELVIC TILT) POSTURE: youtu.be/mkbNJKiWNlI ✅ HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR UPPER BACK POSTURE: youtu.be/N0hpxqIePaQ ==================== SIT UP STRAIGHT You’ve heard your whole life that you need to “sit up straight” and “stand up tall”, but how much does that really matter? Over time, sitting or standing in a “poor posture” position can start to lead to tight muscles, weak muscles, and spine misalignments. Consequently, these problems can be a contributing factor to lots of different health conditions including neck pain, shoulder tightness, tension headaches, and more. HOW TO FIX POOR POSTURE If we notice our posture is suffering or start to experience any of these aches and pains, what should we do about it? What are the best exercises to straighten up our backs and alleviate these aches and pains? That’s exactly what I wanted to share with you in this video today! This is one of my favorite series of exercises I give to my physical therapy patients all the time to help improve their posture and alleviate neck tension, shoulder tightness, headache pain, and more! EQUIPMENT REQUIRED All you’re going to need is one foam roller. I prefer the “medium density” foam roller (it has a little give to it; it’s not quite as firm as the high-density rollers and is a little more comfortable). It’s 6 inches in diameter and 36” in length. For these exercises you must have the 36” so it can support your entire spine (it should go from your head to your tailbone). ➡️ GET JARED’S FOAM ROLLER HERE: amzn.to/3DzoY0k Before we get started you have to do one thing for me real quick so I can show you how effective this series of exercises is. Lay down flat on your back and pay attention to how it feels? Where are the areas of highest pressure? Where are the areas that there is minimal pressure? Make a mental note of how that feels because we’re about to change it completely. 6 MINUTE FOAM ROLLER POSTURE ROUTINE (0:00) INTRODUCTION (1:24) EXPERIMENT (2:06) ARMS OVERHEAD (4:46) JACKS/SNOW ANGELS (6:55) ALTERNATING OVERHEAD (9:07) THE BIG A-HA MOMENT Once you’re done with the routine, lay down flat on your back again. Notice any difference? You should feel much more even pressure distribution with less points of high pressure. Pretty amazing, am I right? THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING One more thing - it’s one thing to PUT your back/spine into this proper alignment, but our goal should be to KEEP it there. This is only accomplished if you follow up this routine with the proper strength training exercises. You MUST follow this routine up with one of these great videos in order to see maximum benefit and alleviate your aches and pains long-term… ✅ UPPER BACK EXERCISES: youtu.be/jB1Yb9PMm-U ✅ LOWER BACK POSTURE EXERCISES: youtu.be/mkbNJKiWNlI ➡️ Be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and COMMENT if you found this video useful! Thanks so much for watching here on Tone and Tighten!!