Standing Shoulder Rolls
- Stand strong, with your feet grounded and placed shoulder-width apart while maintaining a tight core and flat back.
- Keep your arms extended and by your sides with your palms facing in.
- 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 to return to the starting position.
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Standing shoulder rolls is a at-home work out exercise that targets neck & upper traps and also involves shoulders. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Seated neck turns / head rotations, seated bent over rear delt raises and seated neck stretch are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as standing shoulder rolls. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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