EXERCISE Movement Superman's Pop Up Table for Upper Mid Back

EXERCISE Movement Superman's Pop-up Table Upper-middle back muscles flex with folded arms

The performance of this exercise gives an opportunity for the person to activate muscles in the back and retract their scapula bones into their proper place.

An aide for resolving a weak upper back that tends to bend or curve forward into a "hunch".

This exercise will aide in recovering muscle strength throughout, improving appearance, posture, and core strength.

The exercise is fairly simple:

A. get into position The objective is to get "tall" 1. stand upright put hands on hips 2. stretch taller by moving the pelvis forward and back 3. Fold your arms across your chest and stand in a Superman pose 4. Take a few easy breathes allowing the belly to relax and diaphragm to take breathe

Now you're ready for exercising the scapula and upper-middle back muscles.

B. Superman's Pop-Up Table Pose

1. Lift your folded arms up so the elbows are pointing forward and you form a pop-up table

You will feel the 'pop-up table' motion activate muscles in the back.

1. Continue with easy breathes 2. You should feel big, full, strong, and tall

C. Work out muscles throughout the upper-mid back

1. Continue in the pop-up table pose 2. Use your muscles as if you are trying to extend out your arms in-front of you to make a zombie pose 3. Arms are folded and hands are in the crook of each elbow 4. Counter the force by pulling back with the upper-middle muscles of the back

You should feel gentle stretching throughout the arms, upper body, and thorough exercise of muscles throughout the back at this time.

Alternate the position of hands in the crook of the elbow and perform the exercise again.

This exercise will aide in recovering muscle strength throughout, improving appearance, posture, and core strength.