Figure 2. Three stretching exercises (a-c) included in the intervention. In figure (a) the participant was instructed to stretch the pectoralis muscle with straight arms pointing to the back with the elastic band as a resistance. The second stretch was performed with 90° elbow and shoulder angle, forearms pointing upwards, with the elastic band pulling from the back (shoulder external rotation) (b). The stretching exercise illustrated in (c) was performed in a supine position performing a fly movement with the arms, while the elastic band provides a resistance by holding in both hands with straight arms and shoulders externally rotated towards the ground.