Neck Flexors
Exercises that target the neck flexors, grouped by whether they stretch or strengthen it.
The neck flexors are the muscles on the front of the neck that nod the head forward and, just as importantly, hold it balanced over the shoulders. They range from the deep stabilizers directly against the spine (longus colli and longus capitis) to the more superficial sternocleidomastoid you can see and feel.
In forward head posture the deep front flexors tend to become lengthened and under-active while the surface muscles take over, letting the head drift ahead of the body. Restoring low-load endurance in this group is a cornerstone of neck-posture correction.
They are best retrained with gentle, controlled craniocervical "yes" nods held for time — not hard chin-to-chest efforts — and always paired with releasing the tight muscles at the back of the neck. See the chin-tuck and craniocervical-flexion drills for the corrective work.
