Exercise of the day- Palm Presses

Palm Presses are helpful for relaxing the neck and shoulders and prevents the shoulders from shrugging upward

• Interlace fingers
• Switch interlace to non-habitual way (start by placing the opposite thumb on top)
• Turn palms out away from you
• Bring back of knuckles to top of head by bending elbows and have palms face upward
• Draw elbows toward back wall
• Squeeze shoulders together to hug spine
• Pull shoulders down
• Raise hands overhead toward ceiling
• Keep shoulders down and press palms up and back while exhaling
• Inhale when lowering knuckles back to head
• Reset elbows and shoulders
• Repeat presses 2 more times