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4 Shoulder Exercises for Women, from Fitness Expert Michelle Lovitt

Michelle Lovitt by Michelle Lovitt
February 10, 2021
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CARRIE ANN CONVERSATIONS | 4 Exercises To Open Up Your Shoulders During COVID-19
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As many of us spend more hours working from home and dealing with increased stress, we may be experiencing discomfort or pain due to new living or working arrangements. Chances are, your shoulders have gotten tighter as we spend more time sitting and looking at laptops and phones. If you’ve been suffering from headaches or pain in your neck or back, postural issues are probably a major factor. Today I’m going to walk you through four shoulder exercises for women to open up your back and alleviate some of those symptoms.

1. Standing Chair/Wall Pose

This is a great shoulder exercise for women if you’ve been spending more time sitting down or looking at your phone or computer. It helps release the front of your shoulders, taking stress off of your upper back and neck. Start by placing both your hands on a chair or a wall so they form a 90- degree angle to your body. Walk your feet back until your arms are straight and then bow, hinging forward at the hips. Keep your shoulder blades set back and be sure to avoid scrunching your shoulders around your neck.

2. Reverse Prayer Pose

If you experience a lot of neck and back pain as a woman, this shoulder exercise can help get rid of some of that tension. Start by bringing both your hands up behind your back. Rotating your shoulder heads back try bring your fists together to touch. This will help open the front of your shoulders which tend to round out due to prolonged sitting and/or cell phone use. To make this stretch easier, rotate should heads back and bring your hands behind your back. Grab your left elbow with right hand and right elbow with left hand. For variety, this pose can be done with fists or elbows.

3. Standing Overhead Resisted Stretch

This women’s shoulder exercise is great for increasing blood flow in the shoulders and upper back and helping the shoulders to relax, which can alleviate headaches, neck pain and upper back pain. Begin this stretch by grabbing a towel or stretching strap. Hold the strap in front of your body, slightly wider than your shoulders. Slowly bring the strap over your head applying pressure in opposite direction with both hands. Bring the strap slightly behind your head and hold, allowing for blood flow in the shoulders.

4. Child’s Pose

Child’s pose is an awesome stretch because it helps to stretch the hips, thighs, shoulders, neck and upper/lower back. This pose centers and soothes the brain, making it a therapeutic posture for relieving stress and can help relieve back and neck pain. This is a shoulder exercise for women that can bring alignment both inside and out.

You can find more of Michelle’s work on her website and on Instagram.

This story was originally published on June 12, 2020, and was updated on November 3rd 2020.

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Michelle is the author of Exercise For Your Muscle Type: the Smart Way to Get Fit and creator of Prevention Magazine’s ULTIMATE FLAT BELLY DVD series. She currently runs Lovitfitness, a Beverly Hills based training company that is known for getting clients in remarkable shape. Her background in Exercise Physiology is why her methodology and results reside in heart rate-based training. Michelle’s signature training method TRAIN SMARTER NOT HARDER gives her clients educational tools that help them understand their bodies, lose body fat, get stronger, stay motivated and enjoy a better quality of life. Michelle earned a BS in Sports Nutrition and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology and was the first female and Strength and Conditioning coach at Fresno state, The University of Notre Dame and the University of Southern California. Michelle is a USWF club coach Level I and has completed a 200-hour yoga teaching course. She is also a coach/advisor for Pear Sports and is on the advisory board for SHAPE magazine. Michelle has appeared on The ‘X’ Show, Good Morning America, Access Hollywood and E-Entertainment TV.  She has written for and been featured in Allure, Self, Lucky, SHAPE, Fitness, Oxygen, Women’s Health, Health, Details, Redbook and Marie Claire. She has trained several professional and Olympic athletes along with many Hollywood celebrities. Michelle’s current sponsors are Pear Sports, Sweaty Betty, IPS chips, CORE water and Coola Sunscreen.

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