This stretch improves flexibility ... Tighten your abdominal muscles and tilt your pelvis upwards, flattening your lower back against the floor. This exercise strengthens the lower back and ...
6. Shoulder Bridge The shoulder bridge stretch is a take on a classical Pilates exercise that mobilizes the spine and lengthens the muscles along the back to help alleviate tightness and tension.
Static stretching and muscle growth caused a stir in bodybuilding circles last year when a study compared a stretching protocol to resistance training, and found those in the stretching group ...