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How To Do The Arm Circle Exercise
The arm circle movement is an exercise designed to strengthen and warm up your shoulders, upper back, biceps (front of your arms), triceps (back of your arms), and upper chest. The trick to this exercise is to make sure your shoulders are set in the proper position prior to performing this exercise (see below). This is very important because this exercise is great for warming up your shoulders but if your shoulders are not situated in their proper position, the exercise will cause more harm than good. I personally use the arm circle as a warm up to my shoulder routine and will also include them in my low impact cardio routine as part of a combination movement (with the hook and knee or short squats).
How to do the arm circle exercise
Position for the arm circle exercise
Stand straight with your feet spaced at shoulder width.
Retract your shoulders back and down and puff your chest out. Arch your lower
back slightly and bend your knees a bit. Keep your head level and your gaze
forward. Raise your arms until they are level with the ground.
How to perform the arm circle exercise
Using your shoulders (and not your upper back), make small clockwise circles for a series of repetitions. Stop and perform another series of repetitions moving your arms in a counter clockwise motion for a series of repetitions. Once complete stop and lower your arms.
Breathing
Take deep breaths in and out in a natural fashion as you rotate your arms.
Important notes about the arm circle exercise
· Do not allow your shoulders to move forward. Keep your shoulders retracted and your chest puffed out. Stand straight and proud as you perform the arm circle exercise
· Do not look down as this will round your back and move your shoulders forward
· Try and pick a spot on the wall just above eye level to focus on as you perform the arm circle exercise.
Video on how to do the arm circle exercise
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