General routine / 3 EXERCISES

Daily Spinal Warm-ups

Begin with warm-ups, then continue to the spinal workout. Adapt the general routine to your ability and any individual restrictions.

01 / Daily Spinal Warm-ups

Warm-up sequence

Match each numbered illustration to its instructions.

Seated warm-up demonstrations: rotate the trunk and head while keeping the pelvis still; move the head backward and forward with pelvic tilting; bend the trunk and neck sideways together. Use the comfortable ranges in the written instructions.
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ILLUSTRATION 01

Spinal Rotations

Repetitions & holds

10 repetitions total · 5 each side · hold 2 seconds at a comfortable end range

Keep your pelvis still while rotating your trunk and head up to your comfortable end range, looking over your shoulder. Hold for two seconds at the comfortable end range.

ILLUSTRATION 02

Spinal Extension/Flex

Repetitions & holds

10 repetitions total · 5 backward and 5 forward · hold 2 seconds at a comfortable end range

Sitting upright, place hands on knees. Slowly pull head back as pelvis is tilted forward, then bend your head forward as your pelvis tips backwards. Each directional movement counts as one repetition: five backward and five forward movements, ten repetitions total. Move within a comfortable range without forcing, holding for two seconds at the comfortable end range.

ILLUSTRATION 03

Spinal Lateral Bending

Repetitions & holds

10 repetitions total · 5 each side · hold 2 seconds at a comfortable end range

Sitting upright, bend your trunk and neck sideways together to one side, then to the other, within a comfortable range without forcing. Hold for two seconds at the comfortable end range.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Continue the general routine.

Move on to the spinal workout, adapting the routine to your ability and any individual restrictions.

Teaching and illustrations from the Dr Posture exercise library · Matched to the saved app preview on 2 November 2026.