Hamstring, glutes, calvesthese are all stretching classics.

Here are six other muscle groups to stretch for unexpected relief.

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After youve rolled out your glutes and hammies, give your other muscles a break, too.

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Danielle Weis, DPT, is a physical therapist and orthopedic clinical specialist at Spring Forward Physical Therapy in New York.

Below are six other muscles to stretch for unexpected relief.

Feeling stiff?

Here are 6 other muscle groups to stretch that feel surprisingly great

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Woman walking on a treadmill at the gym.

Thats not the only way to find relief in your neck.

Find more simple neck stretcheshere.

Your chest and shoulders

Gold says theres more to working out your chest and shoulders than a bench press.

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If you want to get those tough-to-reach anterior deltoidsyour shoulder musclesGold recommends a raised backwards clasp.

Hold for 15-30 seconds before releasing.

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Danielle Weis, DPT, is a physical therapist and orthopedic clinical specialist at Spring Forward Physical Therapy in New York.

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These are the large, v-shaped muscles in our mid-back area that help stabilize our spine.

Healthy female training in the gym, performing a hip thrust.

To loosen your lats, Gold suggests a riff on the classic Childs Pose from yoga.

Your uterus

Okay, so you cant actually stretch your uterus.

Stretching will improve circulation to the region, reduce tension in these muscles and eventually, relieve pain.

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The area is sensitive, so you want to give it space to open up and relax.

Try Chus period-friendly stretcheshere.

Feet always get overlookedwe warmup everything else, but we dont think about our feet enough, she said.

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Copeland recommends walking on your tip-toes for just 30 seconds to get the blood moving.

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