Seated Shoulder Rolls / Shrugs
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted about shoulder-width apart, with your arms hanging loosely by your sides.
- Relax your shoulders so they hang as low as possible.
- Slowly raise your shoulders upwards in a shrugging motion.
- At the top position, allow your chest to expand by pulling your rear shoulder blades together, bringing your shoulders back.
- Slowly relax and lower your shoulders back down to the starting position.
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Seated shoulder rolls / shrugs is a at-home work out exercise that targets neck & upper traps and shoulders and also involves chest and upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Trx suspension straps deltoid y flyes, bent over shoulder pendulums / swings and chin tucks / neck extensions are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as seated shoulder rolls / shrugs. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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