arm swings
Shoulder loosening exercise
Arm swings are a warmup exercise where you move your arms in controlled arcs—forward and back, side to side, or in circles—to loosen the shoulders and increase blood flow before more intense activity.
Coaches and trainers use them to prepare athletes for throwing, swimming, or lifting: Start with some arm swings to get your shoulders loose.
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- power walkingRapid ambulatory exercise
- shouldersUpper arm joints
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- warm-upsjumping jacks, hip circles, high knees, dynamic stretching, neck rolls
- dynamic stretcheship circles, walking lunges, high knees, butt kicks, torso twists
- sprint trainingsprints, standing starts, starts, wind sprints, hill sprints
body part engaged
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Pendular lower-limb stretches
hip circles · leg kicks · calf raises · squats · lunges
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