Seated Jumping Jacks / Star Jumps
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted together on the ground, with your arms hanging loosely by your sides. This is the starting position
- When ready, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head. At the same time, extend your legs out and away from each other, pointing your toes upwards as you do so
- Bring your arms back down and legs back in by reversing the exact motion to complete one rep
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Seated jumping jacks / star jumps is a at-home work out exercise that targets shoulders and also involves abs. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Double arm front raises, dumbbell shrugs and handstand walks / hand walking are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as seated jumping jacks / star jumps. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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