Arm Swings
Level 1
What will this movement help with?
- Warming up the front and back of your upper body along with your shoulders
- This helps to loosen off the muscles and make sure your upper body is warm and ready to move!
Muscles worked
- Deltoids (your shoulders)
- Pecs (your chest)
- Rhomboids & Lats (your back)
Pointers
Instructions
Backwards & Forwards
Step 1
Keep your feet just wider than hip width apart (or a comfortable distance for you)
Step 2
Brace your tummy like someone is going to poke your stomach and keep your shoulders back with your chest up
Step 3
Lift your arms out straight to be in line with your shoulders
Step 4
Rotate your arms backwards in small circles, gradually making the circles bigger as is comfortable for you
Step 5
Repeat in a forwards direction, gradually making the circles bigger as is comfortable for you
Up & Down
Step 1
If the above feels ok, put both arms down to your sides and lift one up. Swap and lift the other arm up, lowering the first one down so one arm is up and one is down at the same time.
Narrow & Wide
Step 1
If these also feel ok, lift your arms out straight to be in line with your shoulders and then in across your chest to give yourself a ‘hug’
Step 2
Repeat in and out
