Best Cool Down Exercise to Recover and Stretch After a Workout

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How to: Hands under shoulders, knees under hips on all fours. inhale "cow" Arch your back and gaze. Hold on. Type "cat" exhaling. Rest your back and place your hands. As you push, split your shoulder blades and lower your head.

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Simply sit with straight legs in front of you. Keep your right foot flat by bending your right knee as you cross your right leg over your left. Keep your right hand behind you and sit tall. Raise your left arm and breathe. Arm over right thigh during exhalation. Breathe and hold for desired time. Sink deeper and stretch. Change sides.

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Face the ceiling when reclined. Raise knees and flatten feet. Maintain flat shoulders and rotate your knees as far right as possible without raising them. Switch after waiting. Love both sides equally and move at your own pace and repetitions.

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How to: Sit or stand comfortably. Push your shoulders down and away from your ears and pinch your shoulder blades. Grab each forearm (or elbow if you can) behind you and pull down. Hold for required time.

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Up Dog

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How to: Start in a straight-arm plank. Inhale and bring your right knee to your left wrist. Next, exhale and drive your right leg up and back behind you while dropping your head through your arms. Repeat on the left leg with as many slow, controlled reps as desired.

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Best Cool Down Exercise to Recover and Stretch After a Workout

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How to: Hands under shoulders, knees under hips on all fours. inhale "cow" Arch your back and gaze. Hold on. Type "cat" exhaling. Rest your back and place your hands. As you push, split your shoulder blades and lower your head.

Cat Cow

Seated Twist

Face the ceiling when reclined. Raise knees and flatten feet. Maintain flat shoulders and rotate your knees as far right as possible without raising them. Switch after waiting. Love both sides equally and move at your own pace and repetitions.

Lower Back Rotational Stretch

How to: Sit or stand comfortably. Push your shoulders down and away from your ears and pinch your shoulder blades. Grab each forearm (or elbow if you can) behind you and pull down. Hold for required time.

Behind-the-Back Forearm Grip Stretch

Up Dog

From all fours, raise your butt and lower your heels, head through your arms. Inhale.Let your feet touch the floor. Hold. Start on your stomach with elbows bent and hands by your waist to enter this pose. Lift your torso and press up.

How to: Start in a straight-arm plank. Inhale and bring your right knee to your left wrist. Next, exhale and drive your right leg up and back behind you while dropping your head through your arms. Repeat on the left leg with as many slow, controlled reps as desired.

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