5 Stretches to Help Reduce Stress

To help get you through the stress that is our new normal, we’ve teamed up with Carbon Health Virtual Provider, Xochitl Renteln, PA-C, to share 5 stretches you can do safely from your home right now in under two minutes!

Follow along with this video and start to feel some of the stress melt away.

Stretch 1: Center Yourself

Take a deep breath before clasping your hands behind your back. Reach your chest toward the sky and inhale deeply. Repeat.

Stretch 2: Neck Stretch

Rest your right ear on your right shoulder. Inhale then switch sides. Continue to breathe steadily.

Stretch 3: Child’s Pose

Take both hands and rest them on opposite elbows. Gently fall forward, letting your head rest between your knees. Take a deep breath and sway side-to-side.

Stretch 4: Leg Extensions

Find a wall and get as close as you can to its base. Lift your feet so they are over your head and rest them up against the wall. Stretch your arms out to your sides and take several deep breaths.

Stretch 5: Child’s Pose

Get down on all fours, making sure your knees are wider than your hips. Reach your arms forward and take a deep breath in then out. Stay in Child’s Pose as long as you want.

With the entire world dealing with the stress of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to take a few minutes every day to do a mental check-in with yourself, stretch and take some deep breaths. Namaste!

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