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2. 22 best arm exercises to tone your triceps, biceps and ... - AOL

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   The right stretches are also important for releasing tension in the upper body and improving posture. For the dumbbell exercises, start with 3-pound weights and work your way up to 5 or even 8 pounds.

3. 10 Best Exercises To Improve Upper-Body Mobility - AOL

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   Breathing correctly can work wonders to release the tight muscles in your upper traps, chest, and more. Get into a child's pose and round the entire length of your spine. Exhale every last ounce ...

4. 20 cool-down stretches that will help prevent soreness after ...

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   Step your right foot 1-2 feet forward; straighten the leg and flex your foot. Then bend your left knee as you hinge at the waist and lean forward over the straight right leg. Feel a stretch down ...

5. Stretching - Wikipedia

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   A stretching Siberian tiger. Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately expanded and flexed in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone. [ 1 ] The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility, and range of motion.

6. Stretch reflex - Wikipedia

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   The stretch reflex (myotatic reflex), or more accurately "muscle stretch reflex", is a muscle contraction in response to stretching a muscle. The function of the reflex is generally thought to be maintaining the muscle at a constant length but the response is often coordinated across multiple muscles and even joints. [1]

7. Pull-down (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   The pull-down exercise is a strength training exercise designed to develop the latissimus dorsi muscle. It performs the functions of downward rotation and depression of the scapulae combined with adduction and extension of the shoulder joint. The cable lat pull-down is done where the handle is moved via a cable pulley, as opposed to doing pull ...