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Dumbbell Shoulder Raise - Female

Instructions

  • Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your knees slightly bent and your arms extended at your side. 
  • Grasping the dumbbells in both hands with your palms facing down, lift your arm out in front of you as high as your shoulder. 
  • Pause for 2 seconds, then with resistance, return your arm to the starting position. 
  • Pause for a moment and then repeat the movement. 
  • Exhale while bringing the weight up and inhale while pushing the weight down.
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Tip

Keep your back straight during the exercise - avoid leaning back or forward. This exercise can also be done one arm at a time, alternating arms as you go.

DISCLAIMER: Your doctor is often in the best position to evaluate whether any particular diet or exercise program is best for you. Advance consultation with your doctor is particularly important if you are under eighteen (18) years old, pregnant, nursing, or have health problems.
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