Thoracic mobility plays a big role in posture, remaining upright, and the ability to breathe fully. Immobility in this area can result in stiffness, pain in the neck or lower back, difficulties ...

Thoracic extension. Lay on your stomach, body flat with arms bent and hands at your arm pits. Keep your hands on the ground, use your arms to push your upper body up and try to lock out your elbows.

Weighted Thoracic Extension with a Foam Roller. This is one of my favorite exercises to help improve thoracic mobility. For this exercise, you’ll need a foam roller and a light or medium dumbbell.

In order to test thoracic extension (a common complaint area), Cavaliere does the "wall splat": stand facing a wall at with your feet at a distance of 6 inches, place your hands on the wall at 11 ...

Thoracic extension . A person needs a yoga block or foam roller for this exercise. To perform the thoracic extension: Sit on the floor. Place the block or roller on the floor behind the body, and ...

Thoracic extension: Find one spot that feels tight and pause. Sit your hips down and open your elbows wide, then let your body melt and extend over the roller.

Athlean-X expert Jeff Cavaliere, C.S.C.S., shares his favorite daily stretch, the bridge reach-over, to loosen your hips, back and shoulders every morning.