Doorway Chest Stretch

How to do it

1. 1

   Stand in a doorway and place both forearms on the door frame with elbows at 90 degrees.

2. 2

   Stagger your feet slightly for balance and stability.

3. 3

   Lean your body forward through the doorway until you feel a stretch across your chest and front shoulders.

4. 4

   Hold for 30 to 45 seconds. Breathe deeply into the chest.

5. 5

   Try different arm heights, elbows at shoulder height, slightly lower, and above shoulder, to target different pec fibers.

Benefits

• Stretches tight pectorals and anterior deltoids
• Counteracts rounded shoulder posture from prolonged forward positions
• Improves breathing depth by opening the anterior thorax

Common mistakes

• Arching the lower back excessively as a compensation
• Going too aggressively into the stretch before the muscles are warmed up
• Only doing one arm height and missing parts of the pectoral muscle