Balance and Stretching Exercises

Scalenes

The balance and stretching exercises are designed to maintain and/or improve balance, improve posture, prevent forward head or hunched-over posture, correct for muscle imbalances, and stretch muscles worked during the strength training segment of the BEST workout.

Woman sitting on an exercise ball and stretching her scalenes

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please read before performing exercises.

Execution

Drop your right ear toward your right shoulder, and tilt the left side of your head toward the ceiling.

Inhale.

While exhaling, press your left hand toward the floor, and pump six times.

Repeat on the opposite side.

Reprinted, by permission, from T. Lohman, S. Going, L. Houtkooper, L. Metcalfe, T. Antoniotti-Guido, and V. Stanford. 2004. The BEST Program for Osteoporosis Prevention. Tucson, AZ: DSWFitness.