Movement · Desk Stretch

Roll Down & Up the Spine

Cool-Down · Move 14 of 14
Roll Down and Up the Spine
Why this one

Moving through the spine one vertebra at a time restores the segment-by-segment mobility that sitting flattens, and leaves the whole back feeling looser and taller.

How to do it

Drop your chin and peel down toward the floor one vertebra at a time. At the bottom, inhale, then stack your spine slowly back up to tall.

Keep in mind

One vertebra at a time, down and up.

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? →