Reverse Snow Angels

Muscles worked: Shoulders, Back

Reverse Snow Angels are done lying face down with arms at your sides: you sweep your arms out and overhead in a wide arc, like making a snow angel in reverse, then bring them back.

Keep your forehead on the floor and the sweep slow, lifting the arms only as high as your shoulders allow comfortably. The wide arc trains the upper back and rear shoulders through a full range.

How to do it

1. Lie face down with your arms at your sides and your forehead on the floor.
2. Sweep your arms out and overhead in a wide arc, like making a snow angel in reverse.
3. Keep the sweep slow, lifting the arms only as high as your shoulders allow comfortably.
4. Bring your arms back to your sides and repeat.

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