Whether you are young, old, fully active, or living a passive lifestyle, there is a high chance that either you are facing chest tightness or at least you have faced chest tightness at least once in your lifetime. Chest tightness is pretty common, even more, common than you think. Although most people feel that any discomfort in the chest area means you have issues with your heart but that is not true. In most cases, people who have never worked out feel that they have muscle tightness and this is due to a heart issue. In real life, when you don’t work out, there is a high chance that due to lack of flexibility you might be having issues with chest muscle tightness and this is causing issues with breathing.
What Are Some Of The Main Issues That Can Cause Chest Tightness?
Almost everyone
instantly thinks about the heart issue when they think about chest tightness.
However, there are so many other issues that most people never think about.
Usually, muscle tightness is caused by the injury of strain. Usually, when
people lift something heavy, this can cause strain, and eventually, you will
feel chest tightness as well. Apart from this, you might also face similar
issues because of the loss of flexibility and so your movement is very
restricted causing strain and discomfort. Moreover, mental distress like
anxiety and stress also causes chest tightness which you might find hard to
breathe. Some experts also report that people with digestive issues,
lung-related issues, or heart issues have also reported similar chest
tightness.
With the help of
this article, we will mainly focus on the chest tightness that is caused
because of the loss of flexibility, muscle strain, or lifting something heavy
that has caused issues with the chest muscles. We will mainly look at stretches and yoga poses that can
help you adjust your posture and eventually improve the mobility of your chest.
5 Exercises to Get Rid Of Chest Tightness
All the starches
listed here are safe for people from all age groups and all genders. However,
it is very important to get your issue diagnosed before trying these exercises.
People with heart issues are not recommended to try these exercises without the
permission of their doctor.
For this stretch,
you have to keep one hand on the left side and the other on the right side. Now
hold your place and try to get it all the way. As you will start to stretch,
you will feel that you will get halfway through the doorway.
Roller Massage
For this stretch,
you will need a roller massage that you will keep adjusted under your ribcage.
Now get in the side plank position and slowly adjust your ribcage closer to the
roller. You can now slide up and down on this roller.
This is another
very simple pose but it will help you stretch your neck all the way to your
upper back. You just have to lay down on your tummy and then move your neck all
the way back as you take support of your hands.
Inverse Boat Pose
This is another
pose similar to the cobra pose. However, this time you will not use the support
of your hand. You will hold your legs and rock like you are making a boat using
your body.
Camel pose is a
full extension pose where you will have to stand up on your knee and then fold
back while taking support of your calves.
Bottom Line
To sum it all up, there might be so many issues causing chest tightness. The best way to treat the issue is to focus on the diagnosis. If you have diagnosed the issue these will offer you a better insight about the way you should treat the issues of all the exercises listed above and generally stretches workouts; however, people who are facing issues because of the heart issue or have been diagnosed with heart issues are not recommended to try this. For the heart issue, it is much better to start with meditation and then work on deep breathing every day. This will help you improve the issues linked with chest tightness.
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