Sunday, February 24, 2008

Neck flexibility test

The chin-to-chest neck stretch gives you an idea of how tight the muscles are in your neck.
To test the muscles in this area, stretch following the steps below:
  1. Sit up tall in a chair with your back straight, arms at your sides, and your shoulders down. Don’t round your back forward.
  2. Inhale and as you exhale drop your chin down toward your chest.
  3. Make a note on your Flexibility Self-Evaluation Worksheet at what place on the clock face the top of your head points. Imagine that the clock face is centered on the outside of your shoulder.
  • 1:00 is tight.
  • 2:00 is a healthy range of motion.
  • 3:00 is very flexible.

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