Chic Shaping » Standing http://chicshaping.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 13:21:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Best Five Standing Shoulder Exercises http://chicshaping.com/exercise-of-the-week/best-five-standing-shoulder-exercises/ http://chicshaping.com/exercise-of-the-week/best-five-standing-shoulder-exercises/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:00:36 +0000 cleo http://chicshaping.com/exercise-of-the-week/best-five-standing-shoulder-exercises/ Often people tend to forget working out for their shoulders. Shoulders are very important part of the body, as they form the basis of the strength of our arms. Check out some of the best five standing shoulder exercises in this article. Shoulder Shrugs

Do Shoulder Shrugs by keeping your head erect and still. Then, inhale and slowly raise your left shoulder towards the left ear by contracting the shoulder muscles. Repeat the same with the right shoulder.

Rotations with Relaxed Arms

Fourth effective shoulder exercise is Rotations with Relaxed Arms. For this, all you need to do is stand with your arms hanging loose at the sides and then exhale and slowly rotate your shoulder one by one in the forward direction. Continue for 3 circling times.                                        

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Third standing shoulder exercise is the Vertical Arm Swings that can be done by turning your palms towards your body. Then, keep your shoulders and arms relaxed and swing your arms forward and backward.                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                        

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Horizontal Arm Swings is the second effective standing shoulder exercise that is done by raising your arms to your sides at a shoulder height just parallel to the floor. Keep your arms straight and start swinging them towards forward and backward position.New Picture

The best standing shoulder exercise is Rotations with Extended Arms. For this, you need to lift your arms in front at a shoulder level with your palms facing up. Now, keep your shoulders relaxed and extend them forward by slowly raising them and rotate the shoulders back and down.

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  • Start the initial position by standing on a raised platform or step with your toes on the step and heels outside the raised platform.
  • Make sure that there is a relaxed separation between your both feet.
  • Start the exercise with your heels stretched in as much downward position as possible.
  • Keep your knees erect and taught.
  • Now raise your heels upward stretched from the ankle.
  • Move your heels in upward and downward position from the ankle in a stretched position.
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