Today I will tell about five exercises to strengthen your neck muscles from my 85 year old mother-in-law, which she performs daily. All these exercises also positively affects the muscles of the shoulder girdle and lumbar region. Regular performance of the following exercises relieves squeezed blood vessels, normalizes the supply of the brain and is a prophylaxis against hypertension. Each exercise should be done with pleasure, not to the point of pain, to be comfortable, increasing the load gradually. According to Lydia Ivanovna, thanks largely to these exercises, she remains in shape.
1. Head to shoulder tilt. When the head is tilted to the shoulder, the muscles tense and relax when straightened. Starting at 4 reps, work up to 10.
2. Turning the head to the side and up. Look at the ceiling, fix the head, starting from 4 seconds, bring it to 6.
3. Twisting of the shoulder joint. We try to reach the shoulder with our chin. We fix the head, starting from 5 seconds, we bring it to 10.
4. Half-frame with hands. We try to raise our arms to the maximum and stretch our neck. We fix the position, starting from 5 seconds, we bring it to 10.
5. Stretching. This exercise stretches not only the muscles of the neck, but also the muscles of the spine, thoracic and lumbar spine