Arm Circles
How to do the Arm Circles with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Shoulders
Traps
Bodyweight
How to do the Arm Circles
- 1
Stand up and extend your arms straight out by the sides. The arms should be parallel to the floor and perpendicular (90-degree angle) to your torso. This will be your starting position.
- 2
Slowly start to make circles of about 1 foot in diameter with each outstretched arm. Breathe normally as you perform the movement.
- 3
Continue the circular motion of the outstretched arms for about ten seconds. Then reverse the movement, going the opposite direction.
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