This movement is called the rubber band.
We will be doing five repetitions of this exercise per hand.
And this exercise requires a prop, either a rubber band, a hair tie.
If you'd like, you can tie the edges of a mask together.
We want something that can apply resistance.
Now, if you don't have any of those options, you can use your opposite
hand to apply resistance by bringing the index and the thumb finger
together to make an O or a ring.
And you will slide your fingertips into that space that the circle
makes around the fingers.
Let's begin.
Sit or stand comfortably and bring your shoulders Into a relaxed position
with your elbows at your sides, place.
the resistance band around your fingers so that the band doesn't pop off or bring
your thumb and index finger in that O shape around your fingers so that the
tips of the thumb and the index finger are touching on the non gesture hand.
The gesture hand has the fingertips together and you're going to spread them
as wide and as far as you can against the resistance of either the rubber band or
the hand that is in the circular O shape.
Press those fingers into the resistance as far as you can and exhale to
bring the tips back together.
Inhale, spread your fingers as wide as you can in the gesture
hand, and relax and sigh out.
Inhale, press into the resistance, and bring it back to center,
and the fingertips touch.
Inhale, spread as far as you can the fingers, and feel
the pressure in the palm.
Let the fingertips rest back together on the exhale.
Last one on this side, press your tired hand into the resistance.
Use that last bit of strength here and relax the fingertips back together.
Give your shoulders a little shake, shake your hand out, and
we're going to switch sides.
Now, second hand, and when you're ready, on an inhale, spread your fingers as
wide as you can into the resistance of the rubber band, the hair tie, or
your non gesture hand, O, and relax and bring the fingertips back together.
Inhale, spread the fingers as far as you can, and relax
the fingertips back together.
Notice if your shoulders are having any tension in them.
Spread your fingers as wide as you can into the resistance.
Relax the fingertips back together.
Spread for the last time.
Apply as much resistance as you can and bring the fingertips back together.
That is the end of this exercise.