Movement · Back Care Series

Roll-Down

Warm-Up · Move 1 of 15 · 3–5
Roll-Down
Starting position

Stand tall with your feet hip-width and your arms relaxed by your sides.

How to do it

Tuck your chin and slowly roll down through the spine one vertebra at a time, letting your head and arms hang heavy. Pause, then roll back up just as slowly, restacking one bone at a time.

Keep in mind

Move slowly and sequentially — feel each vertebra. Keep the knees soft.

Every move: lightly lift your pelvic floor — a gentle lift, never a clench — and breathe slow and full (hold the stretches for about 5 easy breaths, at least 30 seconds). New to the lift? →