Beginner exercise

Arm Circles

  • Mobility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Arm Circles

  1. Stand up and extend your arms straight out by the sides.
  2. The arms should be parallel to the floor and perpendicular (90-degree angle) to your torso.
  3. This will be your starting position.
  4. Slowly start to make circles of about 1 foot in diameter with each outstretched arm.
  5. Breathe normally as you perform the movement.
  6. Continue the circular motion of the outstretched arms for about ten seconds.
  7. Then reverse the movement, going the opposite direction.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Medial Deltoid, Posterior Deltoid.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid1.0Target, Mobility Target
Medial Deltoid0.9Target, Mobility Target
Posterior Deltoid0.9Target, Mobility Target