A slow breathing drill that trains relaxed belly breathing and helps you control your breath.

1. Lie on your back or sit tall with one hand on your belly.
2. Inhale through your nose and let your belly rise.
3. Exhale slowly and let your belly fall.
4. Keep your chest and shoulders quiet.
5. Continue for the set time with smooth breaths.

A gentle spine mobility move that alternates rounding and arching your back on hands and knees.

1. Start on hands and knees with wrists under shoulders and knees under hips.
2. Inhale and drop your belly as you lift your chest and tailbone.
3. Exhale and round your back, tucking your chin and tailbone.
4. Move slowly between both positions with your breath.

A controlled upper-back rotation that trains thoracic mobility and trunk control.

1. Sit or stand tall with your feet steady.
2. Cross your arms over your chest or reach them forward.
3. Rotate your chest to one side while your hips stay still.
4. Return to center, then rotate to the other side.
5. Move slowly and breathe through each turn.

A wall-based shoulder move that trains shoulder control and upper-back posture.

1. Stand with your back to a wall and feet a small step out.
2. Press your head, upper back, and hips gently into the wall.
3. Place your arms on the wall in a goalpost shape.
4. Slide your arms up the wall as far as you can control.
5. Slide back down to the start and repeat.

A straight-arm push-up variation that trains shoulder blade control and upper back stability.

1. Start in a high plank with hands under shoulders and arms straight.
2. Let your chest sink slightly as your shoulder blades move together.
3. Push the floor away to spread your shoulder blades apart.
4. Keep your body in one straight line as you repeat.

A band upper-back move that trains your rear shoulders and mid-back.

1. Stand tall and hold a band at chest height with both hands.
2. Start with arms straight and hands shoulder-width apart.
3. Pull the band apart until your hands move out to your sides.
4. Pause briefly with shoulder blades squeezed together.
5. Control the band back to the start and repeat.

A floor upper-back raise that trains your shoulders, mid back, and lower traps.

1. Lie face down with your arms overhead in a Y shape.
2. Set your thumbs up and keep your forehead near the floor.
3. Lift both arms a few inches by squeezing your upper back.
4. Pause briefly, then lower your arms with control.
5. Repeat for all reps.

A band pull to your face that trains your upper back, rear shoulders, and shoulder control.

1. Anchor the band at face height and hold one end in each hand.
2. Step back with arms straight and palms facing down or in.
3. Pull the band toward your face, leading with your elbows.
4. Squeeze your shoulder blades, then slowly extend your arms.
5. Repeat for all reps with steady control.

A one-arm band rotation that trains your shoulder rotators.

1. Stand tall with the band at your side and elbow bent 90 degrees.
2. Keep your elbow tucked to your side.
3. Rotate your forearm outward against the band.
4. Slowly return to start under control.
5. Finish your reps, then switch sides.

A kneeling rest stretch that relaxes your back, hips, and shoulders while you breathe.

1. Kneel with your big toes together and knees apart.
2. Sit your hips back toward your heels.
3. Reach your arms forward and lower your chest to the floor.
4. Rest your forehead down and relax your neck.
5. Hold the stretch and breathe slowly.

A doorway chest stretch that opens your pecs and front shoulders.

1. Stand in a doorway and place one forearm on the frame.
2. Step one foot through and gently turn your body away.
3. Hold the stretch and breathe slowly.
4. Finish your reps, then switch sides.

A gentle neck stretch for one upper trapezius at a time. Hold it and breathe.

1. Sit or stand tall with your shoulders relaxed.
2. Hold a chair with the hand on the side you will stretch.
3. Tilt your ear away from that shoulder until you feel a gentle stretch.
4. Add light pressure with your other hand, if needed.
5. Hold and breathe slowly, then switch sides.