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Alice Porter

A physical therapist says this is the one muscle you should be strengthening to improve your posture and reduce upper-back pain

A woman is working out at home in a sparsely decorated room. She wears a sports top and is holding two lightweight dumbbells directly out in front of her shoulders. Behind her we see a window and an exercise ball. .

Discomfort around the upper back is very common and it can have an impact on your posture, causing you to slouch over your desk or hold tension in your shoulders.

There are many exercises to improve posture but we asked physical therapist at Complete Pilates Alysha Eibl for her number one tip. She said there's one group of muscles in particular that many people forget to strengthen, which can lead to bad posture.

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