Beginner exercise

Shoulder Circles

  • Mobility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Shoulder Circles

  1. With shoulders relaxed and arms resting loosely at your sides (or in your lap if you're seated), gently roll your shoulders forward, up, back, and down.
  2. Reverse direction.
  3. You can do this exercise alternating shoulders or both at the same time.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Trapezius.

MuscleScoreRole
Trapezius1.0Target, Mobility Target
Anterior Deltoid0.5Mobility Target
Medial Deltoid0.5Mobility Target
Posterior Deltoid0.5Mobility Target