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. Single / one arm kneeling t-bar / landmine presses, dumbbell biceps curl to shoulder press and standing shoulder rolls / shrugs 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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