Stretching You Can Do Before Bed

Stretching is an important aspect of a daily life routine with vast benefits on human health. Especially when you do stretching at night, it improves your sleep quality. There are many natural sleeping remedies like chamomile and essential oils. All these cures are good for a decent sleep. But the fact is that stretching is a must better choice to boost up your sleep timing and increase sleep quality. According to the studies of 2016, there is a deep link between meditative movements like tai chi & Yoga and improved sleep quality. Furthermore, quality sleep results in a better quality of life. Not only this but stretching also offers potential physical benefits. Remember, doing over-workout before bed can have an opposite effect on you.

How to Do Bear Hug
Bear Hug is helpful for the upper back. This stretch works on the rhomboids and trapezius muscles of the upper back. Bear Hug also helps to alleviate shoulder blade discomfort or pain. This pain is generally caused due to poor posture, bursitis, or frozen shoulder. To perform bear hug, follow these steps:

Stand up straight and breathe in as you slightly open your arms.
Now exhale as you cross your arms.
Then start breathing deeply as your hands to draw your shoulder forward.
Keep the stretch 30 seconds
Exhale and repeat the process on the other side.

Neck Stretches- Best For Neck and Shoulder
Neck Stretches will help to relieve tension in your head, neck, and shoulder. A good posture while doing neck stretches can be helpful and effective. To do it, sit in a comfortable chair. Take your right hand to the top of your head. After this, Place your right ear softly to your right shoulder and stay for 5 seconds/breath. Then change the side and repeat the whole process.

Curtseying Lat Stretch for Removing Discomfort
Kneeling Lat Stretch helps to loosen up the muscles in your back and shoulders, relieving pain, and discomfort. Come into a bending posture in front of a chair or low table to do kneeling lat stretch. Make sure that your knees are directly under your hips. If you need extra support, you can use a mat or cushion. Now, Lengthen your back as you stand on your shoulders to fold in.. Stay in the position for 30 seconds and then take a break. Repeat the whole process for at least two times.

Do a Child Pose
Child’s Pose is a resting stretch and is similar to the kneeling lat stretch. But it is more relaxing and perhaps challenging. Child Pose is perfect for tuning into your breath, relaxing your body, and reducing stress. Additionally, it helps to relieve back pain and tension. To perform it, come down to your knees and sit on your heels. A few more stretchings that you can do before bed are:

Low Lunge
Seated Forward Bend
Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose
Reclining Bound Angle Pose

Do all these stretchings before bed and have a quality sleep as well as a better quality of life.

Welcome to the HealthWiz360 Blogs

Stretching You Can Do Before Bed

Hwiz360 Games

Hwiz360 Feeling Lucky Game

Hwiz360 Find Following Game

Hwiz360 Knowledge Hunt Game

Hwiz360 Calorie Quiz Game

Hwiz360 Calorie Quiz Game Result

Nutrient Quiz

Hwiz360 Nutrient Quiz Result