Patent ID: 7686745

Claim:
A method of improving the posture of a human by lengthening the muscles of the torso, the human having a head, left arm, left hand, right arm, right hand, and rib area, the method consisting essentially of performing a series of static stretching protocols in a 3 to 5 minute session by performing a left Archer stretch protocol comprising grasping a strap with the right hand and the left hand, positioning the strap behind the head, inhaling a breath, extending the left arm, bending the right arm, such that the upper portion of the right arm contacts the rib area, and applying tension to the strap while exhaling slowly; performing a right Archer stretch protocol comprising grasping the strap with the right hand and the left hand, positioning the strap behind the head, inhaling a breath, extending the right arm, bending the left arm, such that the upper portion of the left arm contacts the rib area, and applying tension to the strap while exhaling slowly; performing a left Liberty stretch protocol comprising grasping the strap with the right hand and the left hand, positioning the strap behind the head, inhaling a breath, extending the left arm above the head with the left elbow bent, extending the right arm at a downward angle, such that the right arm and the left elbow lie approximately along the same line, and applying tension to the strap while exhaling slowly; performing a right Liberty stretch protocol comprising grasping the strap with the right hand and the left hand, positioning the strap behind the head, inhaling a breath, extending the right arm above the head with the right elbow bent, extending the left arm at a downward angle, such that the left arm and the right elbow lie approximately along the same line, and applying tension to the strap while exhaling slowly; performing a Victory stretch protocol comprising grasping the strap with the right hand and the left hand, positioning the strap behind the head, inhaling a breath, extending the left arm at an upward angle above the head, extending the right arm at an upward angle above the head, and applying tension to the strap while exhaling slowly; and performing a Balance stretch protocol comprising grasping the strap with the right hand and the left hand, positioning the strap behind the waist, bending the left arm, such that the upper portion of the left arm contacts the rib area, bending the right arm, such that the upper portion of the right arm contacts the rib area, inhaling a breath, extending the left hand approximately horizontally from the left elbow, extending the right hand approximately horizontally from the right elbow, and applying tension to the strap while exhaling slowly.