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Why Your Upper Back Sucks at Backbending (and How to Make it Suck Less)

Why Your Upper Back Sucks at Backbending (and How to Make it Suck Less)

Are you struggling to bend from your upper back? You’re not alone! In my 11+ years of training & teaching, I’ve found vast majority of students have a hard time arching through their upper back in backbends - and that’s because our upper back isn’t really designed to bend. Thankfully you don’t have to be doomed to have a flat-as-a-board upper back in all your bridges and backbends forever. With the right training and coaxing, anyone can improve their upper back flexibility and let it join in on the backbending part-ay!

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5 Puppy Pose Variations for Open Shoulders
Stretching - Upper Body, Shoulders, Upper Back, Yoga Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - Upper Body, Shoulders, Upper Back, Yoga Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

5 Puppy Pose Variations for Open Shoulders

One of my favorite stretches to work shoulder flexibility - especially if you’re trying to open up your shoulders in your bridge - is puppy pose. And just like with any flexibility work, it’s helpful to work on both your passive and active stretching, so here’s a short sequence to help you do both, utilizing different variations of the classic puppy pose.

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