What is one of the most common causes of injuries, in or out of the gym?
Answer: Lack of thoracic mobility!
Not only can lack of thoracic mobility cause various neck and back injuries and pain, it can also lead to other types of injuries. For example, lack of thoracic mobility can effect your ability to press weight directly overhead. Thus, leading to shoulder injuries.
There are 12 vertebrae that make up the thoracic spine. Unlike the cervical (7 vertebrae) and lumbar (5 vertebrae) spines that have a lordotic curve, the thoracic spine has a kyphotic curve. This kyphotic curve is basically in the direction of the way we "slouch" when we sit. Overtime, when we continue to "slouch" during our day to day activities (and not stretch or exercise regularly), our thoracic kyphotic curve can increase and tighten.
To summarize the above in simple terms, "THIS IS BAD!"
In today's video, I demonstrate several exercises to improve your thoracic mobility. They are simple to do and require little to no equipment.
You may not have had to work on thoracic mobility when you were younger, but if you're an adult it's something you MUST do on a regular basis!
Give these 8 thoracic mobility exercises a try. After you do, leave me a comment in the comment section down below. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Remember, stay young and train hard!
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Chapters
0:00 Intro and The Importance Of Thoracic Mobility
1:17 Cat-Cow Stretch
1:37 Cat-Cow With Added Shoulder Mobility
2:09 Thoracic Rotational Stretch
2:37 The Chest Puff
3:16 Thoracic Spine Release With Peanut Roller
3:57 Standing Thoracic Side Stretch
4:40 Thoracic Extension Over Exercise Ball
5:04 Hanging Extension Stretch
5:32 Conclusion