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shoulder pendulum anti clockwise circles with weight - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder pendulum anti clockwise circles with weight

standing forward lean, weighted arm hanging freely performs controlled anti clockwise circular pendulum motions

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, supraspinatus
Equipment
chair, dumbbell
Goal
mobility, stretching, circulation
Type
active, passive

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 make circles in aniti-clock wise 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.