Shoulder Wall Slides Facing Wall (Exercise Classification: Beginner)
Equipment: wall
- Face a wall and start by standing ~ 6 inches from the wall
- Rest the pinky finger side of your hands and forearms on the wall shoulder distance apart with your elbows at chest height.
- Your feet should be hip distance, or a little wider, apart and your knees soft with a small bend.
- Slide your arms up with wall in a straight line.
- At the very top, take a deep breath in through your nose as you reach towards the ceiling and lean into the wall a little.
- If it feels good, you can also shrug your shoulders towards your ears as you do this.
- Then exhale gently through your mouth as you let your forearms slide back down the wall to their starting position, leading with your elbows.
- Forearms should touch the wall the entire time.
- Repeat for 5-10 repetitions.