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  • Yoga for Swimmers 101
    • Why Should Swimmers Do Yoga? >
      • Mobility
      • Strength
      • Body Awareness
      • Ease of Movement
      • Recovery
      • Injury Prevention
      • The Mental Game
    • Podcasts
    • Video Lessons
    • Articles
    • Yoga for Swimmers - Blog
  • Pose Library
  • About
    • Jeff Grace
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Yoga for Swimmers Poses

Back Bridge Shoulder Opener


Benefits:​
  • Hip stability
  • Shoulder mobility
  • Injury prevention
    • ​knee, hip and back
  • ​Improve posture​ 

Cues: 
  • Come into this pose from a back bridge
  • Externally rotate your shoulders feeling as if they are rolling them under the body
  • Bring both arms under your body and interlace your fingers
  • Extend the arms bring your fingers towards your heel to whatever extent your ROM allows you to

Common Errors:
  • Foot position
    • ​Width
    • Direction of the toes
    • Position of the heels
  • Lack of awareness in the feet
  • Pelvic floor is not engaged
  • Gluts are not activated sufficiently
Modifications:
  • ​Arms can stay extended in a simple bridge
  • Interlace the fingers with the elbows bent

Cautions:
  • ​Low back
  • Shoulders
  • ​Hips
Alternative Poses:
  • ​Back Bridge
  • Standing arms behind the back
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