Windmill Backward
How to do it
- Stand tall and extend your arms to your sides.
- Draw large backward circles with your arms, rotating from the shoulders while keeping your core engaged.
- Move smoothly and gradually increase the range as your shoulders warm up.
- Muscles worked
- Shoulders
- Equipment
- None, bodyweight only
- Type
- Warm-up
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