How to stretch after wearing a binder

Stretching helps the muscles in your ribcage relax after having to work hard to compensate for the preassure the binder puts on your body. I find it really nice to do right after taking of the binder.

1a. Interlock you hands and raise your arms above your head. Then breathe deeply, but not into you stomch, focus on making you lungs and ribcage as big as possible.

1b. Stretch your sides extra by swaying to your sideswhile breathing.

2. Interlock your hands and push forward with your palms away from the body. Hunch a bit, like a cat, (the drawing doesn’t show it) to really stretch the back muscles and breathe deep, again focusing on making your ribcage expand.

3. Interlock your hands behind your back with thumbs down and carfeully push your hand up and breathe.

4. Stretch one side at a time by putting one arm behind your head and lightly pulling it with the other hand, or by pushing down on the elbow. Breathe

It’s really important to listen to your body and not stretch too far. It’s not supposed to hurt!!

Please feel free to add if you stretch differently or think i’ve written something wrong!