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arm stretching towards ceiling - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

arm stretching towards ceiling

stand with clasped hands overhead, reaching upward while shrugging shoulders, then return to starting position.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine, cervical spine
Muscles
deltoid, trapezius, rhomboids
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active

How it is done

Stand, clasp both hands overhead, such as palm facing towards the ceiling. Further reach upward towards the ceiling as shrugging the shoulders. Hold and lower the shrug to starting position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.