4 Shoulder Exercises

Shoulders are an important body part of ours. Not only do they make us look beautiful and well shaped, shoulders are an important part of our daily activities. Strong shoulders are required to perform course lifting, extending the arms and rotation of arms. To keep shoulders in shape and strong you need to exercise regularly. Shoulder exercises are designed for this purpose. You should perform these exercises on daily basis to keep healthy and fit.

I have prepared a list of exercises that can help you in toning your shoulder muscles and make them strong as well. Always remember that before you start these exercises warm-up to avoid injuries and damage the muscles.

1.Wall pushups: To carry out this exercise stand in front of wall, 18 inches away, with your face towards the wall. Now, put the hands on the wall the height of the shoulders. After this, go towards the wall while bending your elbows. Then move away from the wall by pushing away. Repeat 10 to 12 times per set and gradually increase the number of repetitions.

2.Upright Rows: Stand erect with your feet apart that are of shoulder width. Now hold light dumbbell in the hands with palms facing backwards and arms hanging down. You should now lift the arms by bending elbows and bring them to chest level. Now return to original position. As you get stronger you should increase the number of weights and repetitions.

3.Lateral lifts: Standing erect with your feet apart, hold light dumbbells in your hands with your arms hanging at the side. One by one lift the dumbbells, using muscles of army by tightening them and elbows bending slightly, to shoulder height before returning to original position. Initially do two sets with 10 to 12 repetitions and then gradually increase sets and the number of weights.

4.Shoulder rolls: Stand in an upright position with your arms at the side. Hold light dumbbells in your hands. Now you need to squeeze your shoulders in the forward direction and then lift the shoulders upwards. After this squeeze the shoulders backwards before pulling them in the downwards directions. Now return to the original position by moving shoulders backwards, then in the upward direction, in front and then downwards. This should be done in five times. Initially you should do one set and then move to two sets and increase it gradually.