GREAT Neck Strengthening Routine!

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Baby Squat to Modified Headstand.

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Many times when your neck becomes tight, stiff and painful applying load to that area can be a very beneficial way to help relieve your neck pain, especially when stretching doesn’t seem to be doing the trick.

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Step 1) From a baby squat position, place hands on the ground then slowly lower the crown of your head down to the ground in between your hands in a modified headstand position.

Step 2) Then from the modified headstand position with crown of head in contact with the floor. Engage the lower belly by drawing the navel in towards the spine.
Straighten knees or Bend knees a little (or a lot) and send the sit-bones and tailbone up and back.

Step 3) Take your hands away and lift your hands towards the sky, trying to keep your neck in a neutral spine position (hold this position briefly). Bring hands back down and return to baby squat position. REPEAT.

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You can increase or decrease the intensity of the load by adjusting how much body weight you are applying through the head by applying more or less load through your arms. Modify appropriately if experiencing any neck pain so the position is pain free. Or try going to your knees with the same sequence of movements.

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