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shoulder pendulum forward backward with dumbbell - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder pendulum forward backward with dumbbell

standing forward lean with dumbbell arm swinging forward and backward in pendulum motion

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, trapezius
Equipment
chair, dumbbell
Goal
postural correction, mobility, stretching
Type
active, resisted

How it is done

Stand facing the backrest of chair with one leg forward, hold a dumbbell in exercising hand and lean forward and other hand resting on back rest of chair. Hang the arm holding dumbbell towards floor and move it forward and backward direction. Back 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.