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Standing Thoracic Windmill
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- HOW: Start in a standing position with a slight bend in your knees. Reach one arm up and over your head. At the same, reach the opposite arm across your chest towards the other side. Exhale out as you reach as far as you can for both hands.
- FEEL: You should feel a stretch in your mid back as well as in your lat muscle of the arm over head.
- COMPENSATION: Don’t rotate your chest too much, only allow the movement and rotation in your arms.
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