Hold a towel wide in both hands and pass it slowly over your head and behind you.
Towel over your head
How to do it
- Hold it wider than your shoulders.
- Arms stay straight.
- Only as far back as it goes easily.
- A towel
- Enough floor to lie down on, arms out.
- Check what's above you before you reach up.
- Arms out: make sure nobody is in reach.
Watch out for this
Make it fit you
The right version is the hardest one you can still do properly. That is not a kindness, it is how this works.
Easier
- Hold the towel wider still, or only go as far as your ears.
Harder
- Narrow your hands a little, a thumb at a time.
Sitting down? Do it sitting tall: the shoulders are the same.
What it trains
🤸 Bendiness🤹 Putting it together
Which muscles do the work
Shoulder muscleChest musclesShrug muscle
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