Sentences with phrase «neck flexors»

This involves using muscles similar to when you have to stand up straight — they include the abdominals, gluteus maximus, and even the neck flexors that prevent the head from tilting back.

For example, the pecs and posterior neck muscles are tight and the muscles of the upper back and deep neck flexors are weak.

Not exact matches

This position helps your little one stretch each side of her torso and neck, balance strength on the front side of the body and back side of the body (flexor and extensor muscle groups) and bring hands together at the middle of the body (called the midline), which is awesome for brain development.

Lengthening your chest, neck and hip flexors can be key to getting your head back in line with your body.

Stretches the spine, the back of the neck, the thighs and the hip flexors (the front hip joints) and opens the chest, heart and shoulders.

What's even more impressive about this simple, static move is that planks allow you to work your core without the risks of hurting your lower back and neck and over stressing your hip flexor muscles (6).

As gravity wants to pull the head down, the upper cervical (neck) flexor muscles and lower cervical extensor muscles must contract to maintain this head and neck position when the body is horizontal.

Your neck and back should be alligned like that on the downswing, otherwise the oppositional pull / jerk could really put bad stress on cervical flexors as well as traps, neck, and spine.