In this instructional video, Glenn Dawson of Reset U Fitness walks viewers through a practical, equipment‑free routine to alleviate neck pain wherever they are—at home, in the office, or even at an airport. He begins by having the viewer identify the painful side of the neck, then guides them through a series of five targeted movements: (1) a towel/t‑shirt twist stretch that combines a 90‑second pull with box‑breathing; (2) scapular retraction performed against a wall while keeping the head forward and shoulders down; (3) a chest‑opening stretch using an “L” shape against a wall held for 30‑90 seconds; (4) a lying lower‑trap activation where fingertips slide from the ears outward while elbows point upward; and (5) a final retest of neck mobility. Throughout, Dawson emphasizes proper form, breathing, and the importance of not allowing the shoulders to creep toward the ears. He ends with a light‑hearted reminder to comment, subscribe, and share results. The video blends clear, step‑by‑step instruction with a supportive, slightly humorous tone.
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Hi, Glenn Dawson here with Reset U Fitness, and if you're experiencing neck pain, in this video I'm going to show you how to relieve it using at-home, at-office, or even at the airport items. So no matter where you are, you don't have to be in neck pain, and you can relieve it right now watching this video. Step 1, you want to figure out which side is giving you the most neck pain. If it's on both sides, then that's just a super tight chest and everything else. We'll figure that out. So turn your head to the left and to the right, and usually one side will light up and tell you that's the side you want to attack. So figure that out right now. And hypothetically, let's say that it's the right side. That's what we're going to start with. Step 2, grab a t-shirt, a hoodie, or a towel if you're at home and twist it like so. Now, for this exercise, I said the right side was the one that was hurting. So I'm going to throw this over with my left side like a seatbelt. So opposite side, throw it over. Now with the side that's hurting, my right side, I'm going to grab the towel or t-shirt, t-shirt in this case, with my back hand like so. I'm going to twist it again. I want to pull down hard with both hands, more so with the front hand for 90 seconds, and then just relax. Just breathe. If you don't know what box breathing is, just inhale for 5 seconds, hold it for 5 seconds, exhale for 5 seconds, hold it for 5 seconds. Now, as you're doing this, you're going to start to feel the neck start to loosen up, the traps start to loosen up. You're going to be able to move your head. So for the first 60 seconds, just stay stationary. For that last 30 seconds, if you want to move it around and your body compels you to move it around. Go ahead and just move the neck around. All right. All right. Next, we have to get the shoulder blades to work correctly. Now, the scapular retraction is the move that we're going to do. You're going to hold your arms straight out, pinch your shoulder blades together, and then push them apart. So put your hands against the wall, pinch your shoulder blades together, hold, and then push them apart. It's very important when you do this, do not look down because that'll tighten up that neck area. Look straight forward and also don't let your shoulders come up towards your ears. Keep them pinned down. We want to work those lower trap muscles beneath your shoulders and really focus on just activating the muscles that'll hold the shoulder blades down. Step 4, we have to stretch out your chest. So when the chest gets really tight, it pulls the muscles forward, overstretches that skin in the back, like the skin of a drum. All those muscles get over overstretched and tight. So make an L with your arm like so, place it on the wall, and then rotate your hips off while trying to leave your shoulder and your forearm on the wall. Hold this stretch for at least 30 seconds at minimum. I would go for 90 seconds if you're in neck pain. And really just breathe. Let everything relax in this position. All right. So for our last step, we're going to get on the ground. We have to activate the lower trap muscles, the muscles beneath the shoulder blade. The easiest one to do is a lying lower trap activator. So take your fingertips, place them on the ground next to your ears, slide them out, and try to keep your elbows pointed straight towards the ceiling. As you bring your fingertips back to your ears, activate the muscles beneath your shoulder blades. Now, if you're at an airport and you don't want to do this, then just live with your neck pain. Who cares? There's germs everywhere. Just get over it. Get down and get dirty and get rid of your neck pain. Last but not least, retest. We always want to retest. Check that neck, go left to right. And if it feels better, be honest and let us know in the comments. Say thank you, Glenn Dawson Dawson Dawson for resetting my neck at home, at the airport or at the office with household items. You're very welcome and as a thank you to me make sure you subscribe so we can send you more content like this and keep helping you reset your body. See ya!
