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Arm Stretches

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Arm Stretch Videos
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Watch the arm stretching videos below to improve your upper arm and forearm flexibility and relieve tight arm muscles.
Arm stretches are important for the flexibility and range of motion of the upper arm and forearm muscles. Good arm flexibility allows for the unrestricted and pain free movement of both the upper arm and forearm.
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Sports that benefit from the arm stretches below include: Basketball and Netball; batting sports like Cricket, Baseball and Softball; Ice hockey and Field hockey; Martial Arts; racquet sports like Tennis, Badminton and Squash; Rowing, Canoeing and Kayaking; Swimming; throwing sports like Cricket, Baseball and Field events; Volleyball; Wrestling.
Arm Muscles being Stretched
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During the following arm stretch videos there are a number of muscles within the arms that are stretched. Below is a comprehensive list of the anatomical muscle names involved in the following arm stretches.
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  • Triceps
  • Latissimus Dorsi
  • Teres Major and Minor
  • Pronator Teres
  • Flexor Carpi Radialis
  • Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
  • Palmaris Longus
  • Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
  • Flexor Digitorum Profundus
  • Flexor Pollicis Longus
  • Interosseous Muscles, Palmar

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